A song about the trappings of fame and how current pop artists are manipulated by record company bosses. I kind of feel sorry for them (only if they have talent though!) and I hope i've reflected that in the song.

Popular Victim

(drum filler)

(guitars kick in)

Walk that way
Walk that way
Walk that way
Because you get told to

You'll live today
You'll live today
Sing a song we want to hear
Will make you live today

(drum filler)

(guitars kick in)

Bright lights up
You sing and shout
Bright lights go down
Backstage
You bitch and pout

Your lip gloss glisten
Why won't you listen
You're a popular victim
A popular victim
Now

(filler)

I bet you can see it coming
Why don't you just go out there and sing
That's what they tell you to do

I bet you won't see it coming
Tomorrow you won't mean a damn thing
No one will remember little you

(filler)

You prance about looking for affection
In a couple of weeks, only rejection
Make this most of what you got
For a little while, you're hot...

(drum filler)

(guitars kick in)

Bright lights up
You sing and shout
Bright lights go down
Backstage
You bitch and pout

Your lip gloss glistens
Why won't you listen
You're a popular victim
A popular victim
Now

(guitar filler)

Walk this way
You got told to...
Walk that way
You got shown how to...
Walk away
We don't want to see you
We're bored of you now

(filler)

Go mime your guitar
Go act like a star
We won't mind you
For fifteen minutes of fame
We'll stand and watch you
Getting beaten by the game

We all thought that we knew
Exactly what you were like
But then you changed a little
Before we knew it
Overnight

(kick x 2)

(guitars kick in)

Bright lights up
You sing and shout
Bright lights go down
Backstage
You bitch and pout

Your lip gloss glistens
Why won't you listen
You're a popular victim
A popular victim
Now

(guitar solo)

Why don't you leave us alone
Please retire
Save us
Go home

(kick)

(cymbal)

(guitars...to fade)