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Silent Film Star Lyrics

Your delicate condition
As any fool can tell
The camera wouldn't tell a fib
You're making love to no one else

You're fragile and you're difficult
An artist in every sense
It's the dialogue I can live without
Hurry up, my place or his

You ought to be a silent film star
Keep that pretty little trap shut
You ought to be a silent film star
Keep that pretty trap shut

(Coming attraction)

Everybody sees you coming
You're as subtle as a battering ram
The foreign press is watching you undress
Just like a paid program

You ought to be a silent film star
Keep that pretty little trap shut
You ought to be a silent film star
Keep that pretty little trap shut

You're power drunk with passion
A fact I can't ignore
We don't dare ask for your photograph
You couldn't bear lying in some drawer

You ought to be a silent film star
Keep that pretty little trap shut
You ought to be a silent film star
Keep that pretty little trap shut
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Cover art for Silent Film Star lyrics by Paul Westerberg

hm interesting song. My guess is it's about a girl who wants to get famous, like see her name in hollywood lights, so she starts posing nude to get ahead. I think the guy singing the song is also an artist of some sort who also wants fame, but isn't willing to sellout for it. I think he's trying to tell the girl, if she gets famous like this, no one will ever take her seriously, she's only a pretty face

There is no serenity when you post something 3x :) As for the song, I don't believe it has to be about someone famous. He's not very happy with her big mouth.

Cover art for Silent Film Star lyrics by Paul Westerberg

hm interesting song. My guess is it's about a girl who wants to get famous, like see her name in hollywood lights, so she starts posing nude to get ahead. I think the guy singing the song is also an artist of some sort who also wants fame, but isn't willing to sellout for it. I think he's trying to tell the girl, if she gets famous like this, no one will ever take her seriously, she's only a pretty face

Cover art for Silent Film Star lyrics by Paul Westerberg

hm interesting song. My guess is it's about a girl who wants to get famous, like see her name in hollywood lights, so she starts posing nude to get ahead. I think the guy singing the song is also an artist of some sort who also wants fame, but isn't willing to sellout for it. I think he's trying to tell the girl, if she gets famous like this, no one will ever take her seriously, she's only a pretty face

Cover art for Silent Film Star lyrics by Paul Westerberg

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