I look around, round, look around and look it over,
I take it up- up, take it out and, take you nowhere,
Trading in who I've been for shiny celebrity skin
I like to push it and, push it until my luck is over
It never stop stops, never stops, well you better,
Think it over prima donna you don't want to sever,
All the work to impress, charming girls out of their dresses,
And smiling pretty, well pretty will shallow you forever

Step one, step two, step three repeat
And I pray at the church, of asses in the seats,
And disappear behind the beat, yeah

When the mirrors and the lights
And the smoke clear I'd never guess
How we ever coulda got here
You can say what you say
When the lights go down
So shake, shake, shake,
And shut your mouth

I wonder why, why, I wonder why, why I oughta,
Let you wreck, resurrect whatever you want to
I can't depend, in the end you know
I thought you were my friend
Just stop, just stop, just stop I think I got it
Sorry you, sorry me, sorry every in between,
Sorry everybody you will never be somebody clean
There's a piece of me they're throwing back at us,
And they will buy you and sell you for celebrity status
Step one, step two, step three repeat
And I pray at the church of asses in the seats
I disappear behind beat, yeah

When the mirrors and the lights
And the smoke clear, I'd never guess
How we ever coulda got here
You can say what you say
When the lights go down
So shake, shake, shake,
And shut your mouth

When the mirrors and the lights
And the smoke clear, I'd never guess
How we ever coulda got here
You can say what you say
When the lights go down
So shake, shake, shake
And shut your mouth

(Look around round, look around round, look around)
(Look around round, look around round, look around)
(Look around round, look around round, look around)
(Look around round, look around round, look around)
(Look around round, look around round, look around)
I'm tryin' I'm tyrin' I'm tryin' (Look around round, look around round, look around)
I'm tryin' I'm tryin' I'm tryin' (Look around round, look around round, look around)
I'm tryin' I'm tyrin' I'm tryin' (Look around round, look around round, look around)
I'm tryin' I'm tryin' I'm tryin' (Look around round, look around round, look around)

When the mirrors and the lights
And the smoke clear I'd never guess
How we ever coulda got here
You can say what you say
When the lights go down
So shake, shake, shake,
And shut your mouth

When the mirrors and the lights
And the smoke clear I'd never guess
How we ever coulda got here
You can say what you say
When the lights go down
So shake, shake, shake,
And shut your mouth

I'm tryin' I'm tryin' I'm tryin'


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    Sorry, you, Sorry me, Sorry every in between, Sorry everybody here will never be somebody clean. There's a piece of me they're throwing back at us, And they will buy you and sell you for celebrity status.

    I think this verse is talking about Josh having a heroine addiction. People found out about it and they throw it back at him to make them more famous.

    Love this song and so happy its being released as a single. The music video should be good!

    BonusJonason February 12, 2010   Link

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