Lyric discussion by RitualDevice 

Cover art for Short For Show lyrics by From Autumn to Ashes

Also, the pair of song titles "Short for show, long to go" is slang for the mullet haircut. You know...business in the front, party in the back. Short for show, being the front part of the haircut, is the part of hairstyle that seeks to conform to the norm and not to offend. It's the obedient side.