Wanted-ad freaks
Pictures of glamour on the mail, man
You've buried your colors again
Today, mother sends in on a postcard
Your daddy's gone back in the pen
The car, broken and borrowed, the boyfriends
Who've finally some use out of him
You gone away, your pseudo-vacation
You stayed in your place
You get bored
You dress down
You find yourself all over again
You're burnin' bright tonight
You play it off so well
You're burnin' bright tonight
You play it all too well
Elephant skin
Tripped on a pill with a cartoon
Will you never find romance again?
You lie awake, the news is a sitcom
You're burnin', the carpet begins
The ring, a voice, to-be-seen engagement
You tackle your closet within
Pain, pain smiles for the camera
You'd throw it all out
To be sane
For fame
You're hoping that tomorrow will change
You're burnin' bright tonight
You play it off so well
You're burnin' bright tonight
You play it all too well
You're burnin' bright tonight
You play it off so well
You're burnin' bright tonight
You play it all too well
You're burnin' bright tonight
You play it off too well