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Impossibly vain
You told me I was totally without shame
I thought to myself
This kind of luck is my middle name
Boy you need to know
Sometimes I think I'm out of my head
The bigger the words
The stranger I feel
So give me a chance to explain
And erase all bad things
I've said

(Chorus)
You tell me I'm selfish (selfish), delirious
That's not what I am
I tell you I'm speechless, do do do do
You know who I am
I've got a little sparkle, do do do do
Inside of me
And you tell me I'm selfish, delirious

In between days
I wanna paint a rainbow
To cover all the gray
In between days
I wanna kiss and tell to end
This game we play
I wish you could read my mind

[Chorus]

Tell me do you cry
I cry all the time
Tears that are turning to ice
I cry
Sparkle come alive
Sparkle that melt I

I wish you could read my mind

[Chorus]

Selfish
(That's not what I am)
That's not what I am
(That's not what I am)
That's not what I am

(Selfish)
(That's not what I am)
(Selfish)
(That's not what I am)
(Selfish)

Submitted by

nelly On Aug 10, 2002

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by CryingOutLoud

22y ago

uh, no, its never been dutch or anything..

Anyway, I think she sounds really cute when she sings 'I've got a little sparkle, do do do do'

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by massivetidalwave

23y ago

Hey was this song translated into english?

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