Classic love story true to his western tx roots. One of my favorites as a story, but I think there are alot of songs that are amazing not even listed on this site. I guess I should figure out how to add them, because I have about 8 REK cd's.
Fortune fame
Mirror vain
Gone insane
(But the memory remains) yeah
Heavy rings on fingers wave
Another star denies the grave
See the nowhere crowd cry the nowhere tears of honor
Like twisted vines that grow
Hide and swallow mansions whole
And dim the light of an already faded prima donna
Fortune fame
Mirror vain
Gone insane
Fortune fame
Mirror vain
Gone insane
But the (memory remains) yeah
Heavy rings hold cigarettes
Up to lips that time forgets
While the Hollywood sun sets behind your back
And can't the band play on
Just listen, they play my song
Ash to ash
Dust to dust
Fade to black
Fortune, fame
Mirror vain
Gone insane
Fortune, fame
Mirror vain
Gone insane
Dance little tin goddess
Sing it for us
(Na na na na na na na na na da)
(Na na na na na na na na na na da na)
(Na na na na na na na na na da na na na)
(Na na na na na na na da na)
Drift away
Fade away
Little tin goddess
Ash to ash
Dust to dust
Fade to black
Fortune, fame
Mirror vain
Gone insane
Fortune, fame
Mirror vain
Gone insane
But the memory remains
Ash to ash (ash to ash)
Dust to dust (dust to dust)
Fade to black (fade to black)
The memories remain
Yeah
Like a faded prima donna
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Ah, suck it
Dance little tin goddess dance
(Na na na na na na na na na da)
Sing it baby
(Na na na na na na na na na na da na)
(Na na na na na na na na na da na na na)
(Na na na na na na na da na)
Sing it, sing
(Na na na na na na na na na da)
(Na na na na na na na na na na da na)
(Na na na na na na na na na da na na na)
(Na na na na na na na da na)
(Na na na na na na na na na da)
(Na na na na na na na na na na da na)
(Na na na na na na na na na da na na na)
(Na na na na na na na da na)
Mirror vain
Gone insane
(But the memory remains) yeah
Heavy rings on fingers wave
Another star denies the grave
See the nowhere crowd cry the nowhere tears of honor
Like twisted vines that grow
Hide and swallow mansions whole
And dim the light of an already faded prima donna
Fortune fame
Mirror vain
Gone insane
Fortune fame
Mirror vain
Gone insane
But the (memory remains) yeah
Heavy rings hold cigarettes
Up to lips that time forgets
While the Hollywood sun sets behind your back
And can't the band play on
Just listen, they play my song
Ash to ash
Dust to dust
Fade to black
Fortune, fame
Mirror vain
Gone insane
Fortune, fame
Mirror vain
Gone insane
Dance little tin goddess
Sing it for us
(Na na na na na na na na na da)
(Na na na na na na na na na na da na)
(Na na na na na na na na na da na na na)
(Na na na na na na na da na)
Drift away
Fade away
Little tin goddess
Ash to ash
Dust to dust
Fade to black
Fortune, fame
Mirror vain
Gone insane
Fortune, fame
Mirror vain
Gone insane
But the memory remains
Ash to ash (ash to ash)
Dust to dust (dust to dust)
Fade to black (fade to black)
The memories remain
Yeah
Like a faded prima donna
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Ah, suck it
Dance little tin goddess dance
(Na na na na na na na na na da)
Sing it baby
(Na na na na na na na na na na da na)
(Na na na na na na na na na da na na na)
(Na na na na na na na da na)
Sing it, sing
(Na na na na na na na na na da)
(Na na na na na na na na na na da na)
(Na na na na na na na na na da na na na)
(Na na na na na na na da na)
(Na na na na na na na na na da)
(Na na na na na na na na na na da na)
(Na na na na na na na na na da na na na)
(Na na na na na na na da na)
Lyrics submitted by elmoz, edited by Anomalocaris
The Memory Remains Lyrics as written by Lars Ulrich James Alan Hetfield
Lyrics © Word Collections Publishing
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