Nowadays People Know the Price of Everything and the Value of Nothing

male vocals, baroque pop, emo rock, pop punk, electronica, dance punk, synth punk, electro cabaret rock

V3.5

[Verse 1]
Oh, paint me divine in a scandalous light
Hung like a saint, but I’m burning each night
The canvas is groaning, it’s cracking with age
While I sip on vermouth and dance off the stage

[Pre-Chorus]
I haven’t blinked since ‘73
(But I still sign autographs so handsomely)
My portrait frowns where I once smiled
It’s aging like milk—refined and reviled

[Chorus]
Strike a match for the man I became
Oh, vanity’s lovely 'til you're screaming your name
Through a mouth that you painted and lips you regret
(And a face full of secrets you’d rather forget)
I’m the fire, I’m the freak, I’m the frame
And I’m going down in decadent flame

[Verse 2]
I courted the decades in cravat and lace
With a flawless complexion and no resting place
The guests all expire, but I toast every time
To the wrinkleless prince and his war against time

[Pre-Chorus]
But the picture, oh, the picture speaks
(It’s drooling through gold leaf and antique mystique)
It’s not just old—it’s grotesque divine
Like a sonnet of rot penned in formaldehyde

[Chorus]
Strike a match for the man I became
Oh, immortality tastes like expensive disdain
There's a grin in the flames that looks too much like mine
(And the frame won't stop laughing—how charming, how fine!)
I’m the liar, I’m the curse, I’m the shame
And I’m going down in decadent flame

[Bridge - Spoken Word / Chaotic Breakdown]
Ladies and gents, if you'd kindly observe:
A man in a mirror who got what he deserved
He bled out his soul for a chance at acclaim
But forgot that decay doesn't care for your name
(Or your ego, or your eyeliner, or your scandalous fame...)

[Final Chorus – Dramatic Key Change]
So strike up the strings, let the chandelier shake
I’m a waltz with the fire, a beautifully fake
Piece of flesh in a suit with a too-perfect face
(And a portrait that’s praying I leave no trace)
But tonight, oh tonight, it’s aflame
Let the ashes remember my name—
Let the ashes remember my name

[Outro – Fading Vocals Over Harpsichord + Static]
Let the painting crack
Let the candles hiss
Let the fire take back
Every stolen kiss...

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[Verse 1] Oh, paint me divine in a scandalous light Hung like a saint, but I’m burning each night The canvas is groaning, it’s cracking with age While I sip on vermouth and dance off the stage [Pre-Chorus] I haven’t blinked since ‘73 (But I still sign autographs so handsomely) My portrait frowns where I once smiled It’s aging like milk—refined and reviled [Chorus] Strike a match for the man I became Oh, vanity’s lovely 'til you're screaming your name Through a mouth that you painted and lips you regret (And a face full of secrets you’d rather forget) I’m the fire, I’m the freak, I’m the frame And I’m going down in decadent flame [Verse 2] I courted the decades in cravat and lace With a flawless complexion and no resting place The guests all expire, but I toast every time To the wrinkleless prince and his war against time [Pre-Chorus] But the picture, oh, the picture speaks (It’s drooling through gold leaf and antique mystique) It’s not just old—it’s grotesque divine Like a sonnet of rot penned in formaldehyde [Chorus] Strike a match for the man I became Oh, immortality tastes like expensive disdain There's a grin in the flames that looks too much like mine (And the frame won't stop laughing—how charming, how fine!) I’m the liar, I’m the curse, I’m the shame And I’m going down in decadent flame [Bridge - Spoken Word / Chaotic Breakdown] Ladies and gents, if you'd kindly observe: A man in a mirror who got what he deserved He bled out his soul for a chance at acclaim But forgot that decay doesn't care for your name (Or your ego, or your eyeliner, or your scandalous fame...) [Final Chorus – Dramatic Key Change] So strike up the strings, let the chandelier shake I’m a waltz with the fire, a beautifully fake Piece of flesh in a suit with a too-perfect face (And a portrait that’s praying I leave no trace) But tonight, oh tonight, it’s aflame Let the ashes remember my name— Let the ashes remember my name [Outro – Fading Vocals Over Harpsichord + Static] Let the painting crack Let the candles hiss Let the fire take back Every stolen kiss...

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