Everybody Glitters

Mmm, you want the truth or the show?

’Cause darling… everybody glitters—until they don’t.

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I earned a pretty penny

Turned a head or two

But I learned your guard drops easy

When someone shines for you

They flew me over oceans

To chase a dream they sold

But fame’s a golden dagger

And all that glitters isn’t gold

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One time, for the money

Two times, for the lies

Three times for the lover

That kissed with alibis

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Everybody knows the stage is rigged

The house always wins, the dice don’t give

The rich drink wine, the poor bleed slow

That’s how it goes… everybody knows

You see the glitter, but never the toll

‘Cause all that shines can swallow you whole

And you chase it still, with your broken soul

Everybody glitters… ’til the glitter turns cold

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They say, “Chemistry’s free,”

But love? That costs

I swam with the devil

Just to see what I’d lost

Had the world in my hands

Let it slip like smoke

Dreams on credit, hearts gone broke

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There’s a meter on the bed now, counting time

A price tag on passion, a contract for crimes

From Calvary’s cross to the hills of LA

Everybody’s praying… in their own twisted way

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Je sais que tu m’aimes, mais pas toujours

(You say you love me… but not after the tour)

You touched my soul, now call it fame

But we both knew the dealer rigged the game

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Everybody knows the fight was fixed

The roses rot, but the reel still clicks

You pour the drinks, you play the role

But your name fades fast on that marquee glow

So one time, for my body

Two times, for the soul

Three times for the lie I told—

That all that glitters… could ever be gold

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Everybody glitters…

’Til nobody knows.