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Jamais Lyrics
I told you before that this is the end
You'll never work in this town again
Jamais
You think you know me, that's your trouble
Never fall in love with a body double
Jamais
I stick to the script and I go with the plan
And frankly my dear I never gave a damn
Jamais
Never even scratched the surface
Though you're picking through my bones
It's the performance of a lifetime
It's my only starring role
Your leading lady needs direction
Your leading lady sleeps alone
You got the surface and substance confused
Don't believe what you read in those interviews
Jamais
I can act like I'm dumb, I can act like I'm clever
You though that was me, oh well, I never
Jamais
So just what is real and just what is fake
Well in life you never get to do a second take
Jamais
Never even scratched the surface
Though you're picking through my bones
Though the names and dates are altered
The story's still my own
The performance of a lifetime
My only starring role
In a cast of many thousands no one's essential to the plot
Every extra, every superstar must now vacate the lot
In the performance of a lifetime I make the final cut
You'll never work in this town again
Jamais
Never fall in love with a body double
Jamais
And frankly my dear I never gave a damn
Jamais
Though you're picking through my bones
It's the performance of a lifetime
It's my only starring role
Your leading lady needs direction
Your leading lady sleeps alone
Don't believe what you read in those interviews
Jamais
You though that was me, oh well, I never
Jamais
Well in life you never get to do a second take
Jamais
Though you're picking through my bones
Though the names and dates are altered
The story's still my own
The performance of a lifetime
My only starring role
Every extra, every superstar must now vacate the lot
In the performance of a lifetime I make the final cut
Song Info
Submitted by
fraexx On Feb 05, 2007
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jamais? no idea what that is her voice is amazing
Jamais means 'never' in French.
OH wow. okay that definitely makes the song/lyrics better haha thanks proposals
OH wow. okay that definitely makes the song/lyrics better haha thanks proposals
this song is an ironic look at fame - it's like a warning to a fan or someone who gets close to a celebrity that they aren't everything they may appear - there are two parts to the character in jamais; her public persona and her real self.