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Dealers of Fame Lyrics
Now is the time
So gather your strength for the ride
This tale is to teach you the dangers that rest inside
A lust for the power provided by fame
"You can never stop us
We'll never have enough
The world will always fear us
The only key is fame fame fame
Don't ever try to save us
We'll prove we're always man enough
Look how they always chase us
All we need is fame fame fame."
Innocence turned its head at 19 as the two screamed,
"Don't try to save us
We'll prove we're man enough
Look how they chase us
All we need is fame fame fame"
You follow all the moths that chase the light you hold so high
You're carving up your soul to feed the distance of your flight
With every cut they lift you up
With every cut they lift you up
21 counts of murder and the public eye
She swings wide to open her arms and welcome the bribe
Behold, these are the monsters we've conjured
And they've both got to die
Let 'em rot!
Let 'em rot!
Let 'em rot!
These are only a few, for the list marches on.
This fame is a drug, and the addicts are gods.
But we measured the doses, and give them a flame,
So the charge is on us.
We are the dealers of fame!
You follow all the moths that chase the light you hold so high
You're carving up your soul to feed the distance of your flight
With every cut they lift you up
With every cut they lift you up
16th of July, Ukraine saw the horror that rests inside
A lust for the the power provided by fame
So gather your strength for the ride
This tale is to teach you the dangers that rest inside
A lust for the power provided by fame
We'll never have enough
The world will always fear us
The only key is fame fame fame
Don't ever try to save us
We'll prove we're always man enough
Look how they always chase us
All we need is fame fame fame."
"Don't try to save us
We'll prove we're man enough
Look how they chase us
All we need is fame fame fame"
You're carving up your soul to feed the distance of your flight
With every cut they lift you up
With every cut they lift you up
She swings wide to open her arms and welcome the bribe
Behold, these are the monsters we've conjured
And they've both got to die
Let 'em rot!
Let 'em rot!
This fame is a drug, and the addicts are gods.
But we measured the doses, and give them a flame,
So the charge is on us.
We are the dealers of fame!
You're carving up your soul to feed the distance of your flight
With every cut they lift you up
With every cut they lift you up
A lust for the the power provided by fame
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I love this song, it is my favorite on the new album. Oh, Sleeper kills it again, best band out there. Thanks for the lyrics, a few corrections:
You're carving up your soul to feed the distance of your flight
Behold, these are the monsters that we've conjured
Carving! Conjured! You're right. I'll submit the corrections. I took a few hours to transcribe this and a few other songs by repeating the same sections over and over. Great stuff!
Carving! Conjured! You're right. I'll submit the corrections. I took a few hours to transcribe this and a few other songs by repeating the same sections over and over. Great stuff!
Now is the time to gather your strength for the ride, This tale is to teach you the dangers that rest inside, A lust for the power provided by fame.
You can never stop us, we'll never have enough. The world will always fear us, the only key is fame, fame, fame. Don't ever try to save us, we'll prove we're always man enough, Look how they always chase us, all we need is fame, fame, fame.
Innocence turned its head at 19 as the two screamed, "Don't try to save us, we'll prove we're man enough, Look how they chase us, all we need is fame, fame, fame."
You follow all the moths that chase the light you hold so high, You're carving up your soul to feed the distance of your flight, With every cut they lift you up, with every cut they lift you up.
21 counts of murder and the public eye, She swings wide to open her arms and welcome the bribe. Behold, these are the monsters that we've conjured, And they've both got to die.
Let them rot.
These are only a few for the list marches on, This fame is a drug and the addicts our gods. But we measure the doses and give them a flame, So the charge is on us, we are the dealers of fame.
You follow all the moths that chase the light you hold so high, You're carving up your soul to feed the distance of your flight, With every cut they lift you up, with every cut they lift you up.
16th of July, Ukraine saw the horror that rests inside, A lust for the power provided by fame.
I believe this is about the Dnepropetrovsk maniacs, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dnepropetrovsk_maniacs.
Much better. I guess these are the official lyrics? I did mine before the physical CD came out so it was all by ear. Thanks!
Much better. I guess these are the official lyrics? I did mine before the physical CD came out so it was all by ear. Thanks!
It's talking about the Dnepropetrovsk maniacs, who were responsible for a string of murders in June and July 2007 in Ukraine. The killers made video recordings of some of the murders, and one of the videos got leaked online. Two local nineteen year olds were arrested and charged with 21 counts of murder. They reference this in the song when they say "Innocence turned its head at 19 as the two screamed". When they repeatedly state "fame" in the song, I believe it's because the teenagers were doing it for some sick, twisted aim at gaining fame. "With every cut they lift you up" could be read into meaning that with each death, they were "lifted" higher into their "fame". "21 counts of murder and the public eye" references the number of deaths and addresses the public awareness, which leads me to believe that it is in fact the maniacs that they are talking about. Later in the song they also state "16th of July, Ukraine saw the horror that rests aside", making it even more specific.