In the 1980s, sunglasses were a common fashion for people who wanted to adopt a "tough guy" persona (note all the cop shows from that era -- Simon & Simon, Miami Vice, etc. -- where the lead characters wore shades). So I think this song is about a guy who wears shades as a way of hiding his insecurity after learning that his girlfriend is cheating on him. He's trying to pretend that he's a "tough guy" to hide the fact that his girlfriend's affair is disturbing him.
I always wanted to be a movie star
I always wanted to be a movie star
Hey!
Hey!
Why am I doing this?
Why do I have to do it, and why can't I just be an ordinary person?
Why am I doing this?
Why do I have to do it, and why can't I just be an ordinary person?
I always wanted to be a movie star
That was the day that she started knowing
She had a gift that started showing
That was the day that she started knowing
She had a gift that started showing
The star-maker pulled his strings
He gave her golden wings
But vicious snakes invade her world
With cigarettes and purple pills
"How do you like the accommodations?"
"Well, I guess... they're fine, honey."
Man on a red horse, man on a red Harley
Girl on a mind trip, lost on the Mindway
She commits to a custom bike guy
Over-sexed rebel of rubber
Tired, punched, and numbered
"Off with her head," said the king of lightning
Would you like to come along for the ride?
More life, more love, more freedom, more choice!
More life, more love, more freedom, more choice!
More life, more love, more freedom, more choice!
More life, more love, more freedom, more choice!
There is an occult explosion taking place in the western world
There is an occult explosion taking place in the western world
There is an occult explosion taking place in the western world
There is an occult explosion taking place in the western world
Girl on a mind trip, lost on the Mindway
Sacrificed to the beat of bright boots
Taboos cut her star lust ways
There is an occult explosion taking place in the western world
There is an occult explosion taking place in the western world
There is an occult explosion taking place in the western world
There is an occult explosion taking place in the western world
Would you like to come along for the ride?
I always wanted to be a movie star
I always wanted to be a movie star
Man on a red horse, man on a red Harley
Man on a red horse, man on a red Harley
Man on a red horse, man on a red Harley
Man on a red horse, man on a red Harley
Man on a red horse, man on a red Harley
Man on a red horse, man on a red Harley
Man on a red horse, man on a red Harley
I always wanted to be a movie star
Hey!
Hey!
Why am I doing this?
Why do I have to do it, and why can't I just be an ordinary person?
Why am I doing this?
Why do I have to do it, and why can't I just be an ordinary person?
I always wanted to be a movie star
That was the day that she started knowing
She had a gift that started showing
That was the day that she started knowing
She had a gift that started showing
The star-maker pulled his strings
He gave her golden wings
But vicious snakes invade her world
With cigarettes and purple pills
"How do you like the accommodations?"
"Well, I guess... they're fine, honey."
Man on a red horse, man on a red Harley
Girl on a mind trip, lost on the Mindway
She commits to a custom bike guy
Over-sexed rebel of rubber
Tired, punched, and numbered
"Off with her head," said the king of lightning
Would you like to come along for the ride?
More life, more love, more freedom, more choice!
More life, more love, more freedom, more choice!
More life, more love, more freedom, more choice!
More life, more love, more freedom, more choice!
There is an occult explosion taking place in the western world
There is an occult explosion taking place in the western world
There is an occult explosion taking place in the western world
There is an occult explosion taking place in the western world
Girl on a mind trip, lost on the Mindway
Sacrificed to the beat of bright boots
Taboos cut her star lust ways
There is an occult explosion taking place in the western world
There is an occult explosion taking place in the western world
There is an occult explosion taking place in the western world
There is an occult explosion taking place in the western world
Would you like to come along for the ride?
I always wanted to be a movie star
I always wanted to be a movie star
Man on a red horse, man on a red Harley
Man on a red horse, man on a red Harley
Man on a red horse, man on a red Harley
Man on a red horse, man on a red Harley
Man on a red horse, man on a red Harley
Man on a red horse, man on a red Harley
Man on a red horse, man on a red Harley
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