all eyes turned up to the hero, charismatic icon animal man
lyrical visionary caught in the spotlight
the more you make the more you get it right, right?

oh nothing can stop you and no one can bring you down
don't give a thought to tomorrow 'cause you're the man right now

it doesn't matter what you say 'cause they always find
some meaning in it anyway, so you make them feel like
they're a part of some big event
they'll be too busy cheering to wonder where your talent went

oh they really need you, they got to have you
you're the only one who understands

slender Messiah, God with a song, turned out wreck
who stuck 'round too long
targic hero coming down hard
the jokes on you, you got played like a deck of cards

you're paying the price of the fame
cruch under the weight of the flames (2x) yeah

feel the backlash, watch the tables turn
now you need them, see that fire burn

all eyes turned up to the hero, warned out self-abusive circus freak
that one thing that you might not know: there'll be another Messiah
right here next week

on and on the blood begins to spill
i'll forever hate you
on and on my blood begins to chill
i'll forever hate you
on and on the blood begins to spill
i'll forever hate you
on and on my blood begins to chill
i'll forever hate you
waiting, breathing, seething
for this time
waiting, breathing, killing
all my time
fortunes escape me
torture me for my crimes
peek through those pretty eyes
every time they cut me down to size
place your blame
'cause all is lost in this silly game
all for you, and nothing for me
all for you, and nothing's for free
'cause i'm lost again, broken instead
lost in my head, everything you said to me
killed me
i'm not free, i'm suffering
fortunes escape me
torture me for my crimes
peek through those pretty eyes
every time they cut me down to size
place your blame
'cause all is lost in this silly game
all for me, and nothing for you
all for me, there's nothing left of you
'cause it's killing time, i've lost my mind
i've gone insane, i've got no brain
i'm losing touch, 'cause everyone lies to me
'cause nothing's for free

No escape, there is no way out,
Of this constructed existence.
A created image of untrue conception,
You cannot find the real you.
Manipulated a hyped invention,
Who is this false identity?
The ideal person, perfect role model,
Beneath you can feel the cracks,
Now your nerves begin to break,
Losing grip, now its too late,
Percieve this is no fallacy,
This icon faces insanity,
On the verge of mental breakdown,
Forgotten realms of madness
are found,
Now you face the final curtain,
You future life is now uncertain.

if you try to be an icon
then the icon becomes you
if you try to be a model
it'll catwalk over you
if you try to walk in straight shoes
then these shoes will bend you too
if you try to be a kid again
the kid will kidnap you

you know it's true
the guy you know well that's just you
and there is nothing you can do
just like a door you can't get through
when there is no-one left to fool
don't go and drown in that old pool
don't kid yourself

so don't try to be an icon
con the i inside of you
that picture you've been painting
doesn't look a thing like you
i'll agree that it's a nice try
but when your paint is dry
we are all just little icons
super you and super i
you know it's true...

the guy you know well that's just you
and there is nothing you can do
just like a door you can't get through
when there is no-one left to fool
don't go and drown in that old pool
don't kid yourself

SOLO

i need someone to show me
just what i threw away
i need a pretty angel
to present it on a tray
you've never liked the icon
said that guy looked pretty strange
but you've never tried to change me
and that's how came to change
you know it's true...

the guy you know well that's just you
and there is nothing you can do
just like a door you can't get through
when there is no-one left to fool
don't go and drown in that old pool
don't kid yourself