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She Took a Lot of Pills (& Died) Lyrics
With her drop dead looks and her little girl charm
Everybody thought she'd go far
And at 20 years old she was rich as could be
And a world-famed Hollywood star
With the big parts coming and the sweethearts, too
Life was a hell of a ride
But her star soon fell and her body got old
So she took a lot of pills and died
She took a lot of pills and died
She took a lot of pills and died
Her star soon fell and her body got old
So she took a lot of pills and died
While the traffic crawled by in the street outside
She was sitting in her kitchenette
Listening to the scuttle of the rats in the wall
And staring at her TV set
She once might have been too proud to be found
In a hovel on the lower East Side
But nothing in the world seemed to matter much now
So she took a lot of pills and died
She took a lot of pills and died
She took a lot of pills and died
Nothing in the world seemed to matter to her
So she took a lot of pills and died
Now she hasn't been seen on the silver screen
And she never may be again
But every once in a while at the far end of the dial
You can see her how she was back then
In a soft close-up, with her hair backlit
She seemed to glow inside
But something went wrong 'cause forty years on
She took a lot of pills and died
She took a lot of pills and died
She took a lot of pills and died
Something went wrong 'cause forty years on
So she took a lot of pills and died
She took a lot of pills and died
She took a lot of pills and died
Everybody thought she'd go far
And at 20 years old she was rich as could be
And a world-famed Hollywood star
With the big parts coming and the sweethearts, too
Life was a hell of a ride
But her star soon fell and her body got old
So she took a lot of pills and died
She took a lot of pills and died
Her star soon fell and her body got old
So she took a lot of pills and died
She was sitting in her kitchenette
Listening to the scuttle of the rats in the wall
And staring at her TV set
She once might have been too proud to be found
In a hovel on the lower East Side
But nothing in the world seemed to matter much now
So she took a lot of pills and died
She took a lot of pills and died
Nothing in the world seemed to matter to her
So she took a lot of pills and died
And she never may be again
But every once in a while at the far end of the dial
You can see her how she was back then
In a soft close-up, with her hair backlit
She seemed to glow inside
But something went wrong 'cause forty years on
She took a lot of pills and died
She took a lot of pills and died
Something went wrong 'cause forty years on
So she took a lot of pills and died
She took a lot of pills and died
She took a lot of pills and died
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I can't believe no one has commented on these lyrics. Screw you and your Beyonce lyrics. What a great songwriter. What a great song. The meanings behind the lyrics are perennial, their significance condensed for a certain window of American pop culture.
@bstokes I initially assumed this song was about Marilyn Monroe. But the protagonist of this song apparently made it to 60yo (20+40). She could have been any of a half dozen Hollywood starlets. Maybe a little research would reveal a likely candidate - one from NYC who ended up living in obscure poverty on the lower east side?
@bstokes I initially assumed this song was about Marilyn Monroe. But the protagonist of this song apparently made it to 60yo (20+40). She could have been any of a half dozen Hollywood starlets. Maybe a little research would reveal a likely candidate - one from NYC who ended up living in obscure poverty on the lower east side?
It doesn't really matter - the story could be apocryphal. It is a powerful metaphor in any case. The author is at once both sympathetic and flippant. Quintessential Robby Fulkes. It is an open question what the mercurial author of this song will...
It doesn't really matter - the story could be apocryphal. It is a powerful metaphor in any case. The author is at once both sympathetic and flippant. Quintessential Robby Fulkes. It is an open question what the mercurial author of this song will choose to do when his own body gets old. I hope he chooses to stick around and make great music for a long time.
please ignore the previous comment I left. i was not in my right mind.
Ha ha, I am sure that almost anyone who knows Robbie Fulks songs would agree with your previous comment. This is a great song; I agree.
Ha ha, I am sure that almost anyone who knows Robbie Fulks songs would agree with your previous comment. This is a great song; I agree.
@bstokes Coward!
@bstokes Coward!