Rebel Without Applause Lyrics

Lyric discussion by laurelinwyntre 

Cover art for Rebel Without Applause lyrics by Every Time I Die

"Rebels without applause. I sell my shadow to those who are standing in it" -the song Mutilation Is The Most Sincere Form Of Flattery by Marilyn Manson

...Which is in itself a play on the title of the famous movie: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebel_Without_a_Cause

Cry fraud and let play the anthem of war. "Cry 'Havoc!', and let slip the dogs of war" is a line in Julius Caesar by Shakespeare

The film is loaded and it's aimed at the whites in their eyes. "Don't shoot until you see the whites of their eyes!" was shouted out at the: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bunker_Hill

And we slipped right past the guards in the belly of a horse. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trojan_Horse

"We're powerless just until we're invited inside" An old vampire rumor is that they can not harm you unless you invite them in.

If you can keep it a secret then me and the boys will bring pale hell to this town. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell_Comes_to_Frogtown maybe?

We're trouble bound and we summon the devil electric. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_Electric

Or maybe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Sing_the_Body_Electric_%28The_Twilight_Zone%29