HAUGHTY - "LIGHTS" (1988 GLAM METAL)

Описание: LYRICS:
Standing in the mirror, staring at the truth
Hollywood's a vampire that feeds upon your youth
Forty-five and fading in a city made of gold
They only want the new ones, throw away the old

A man in charcoal whispers with a devil's smile
"One spray of this perfume and you'll be twenty-two for a while
Your name back up in lights, the cameras fall in love
But beauty's got a price tag—it's never been enough"

She took the crystal bottle, breathed it in like sin
The mirror showed a goddess where a woman had been
But every rose has thorns and every deal's been made
She'd have to steal their beauty just to stay on the parade

LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION!
She's back on top again!
LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION!
But the hunger never ends!

Stealing youth from starlets, drinking down their glow!
A vampire in designer heels putting on a show!
LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION!
The price of fame is high!
She's the queen of silver screens
But inside she wants to die!

Every premiere she's hunting for another stolen kiss
A handshake with an ingenue, a poisoned touch like this
They walk away exhausted, drained and hollow-eyed
While she absorbs their radiance—her glamorous disguise

The producers love her, the cameras never lie
But in the quiet moments she can hear her conscience cry
She's not an actress anymore, she's predator and prey
Living in the spotlight while her soul just fades away

The red carpets are calling, flash bulbs start to bloom
But she can see the shadows growing darker in her room
She's got everything she wanted, but the mirror knows the score
She's just a beautiful monster who keeps coming back for more

LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION!
She's back on top again!
LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION!
But the hunger never ends!

Stealing youth from starlets, drinking down their glow!
A vampire in designer heels putting on a show!
LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION!
The price of fame is high!
She's the queen of silver screens
But inside she wants to die!

In the darkness she remembers who she used to be
Before the desperation, before the vanity
Now she's trapped forever in this gilded cage of lies
A prisoner of beauty with those cold obsidian eyes

The deal was made in shadows, signed in crimson ink
Now she's drowning slowly but she'll never let herself sink
She'll keep on stealing beauty from the young and pure
'Cause Hollywood's a sickness—
AND THERE'S NO CURE!
LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION!
She's the star they all adore!
LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION!
But she's rotten to the core!

Feeding on the innocent to keep herself alive!
A monster in stilettos trying to survive!
LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION!
The cameras never see!
The horror in the mirror—
WHAT SHE'S COME TO BE!

LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION!
The show must go on!
LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION!
But her humanity is GONE!

She fears the day they stop coming
When the well runs dry
Back to the shadows, back to the dark
No more lights, no more lies

Lights... Camera... Action...