[Intro] She wants to be famous (She's gonna make it) Norma Jeane... can you hear the flashbulbs? From the dust to the diamonds. Listen. [Chorus] She wants to be famous She wants to be famous Her name is Norma Jeane Baker You know her as Marilyn Monroe She wants to be famous She wants to be famous The world’s biggest heartbreaker But you know her as Marilyn Monroe [Verse 1] Ayo, it's true (True) Baby girl blew the roof For the dog, black and blue (Roof) Bite the tooth (Tooth) So sharp, shark tooth (Tooth) No shoes, beat 'em up, beat 'em out their shoes (Shoes) In the belly of the beast, in the bottom of the blue Where she came from, I don't know (I don't know) It's that real life action figure G.I. Jane with the G.I. Joe That's an Amazonian baddie, ain't that so? From the depths, she rose It's her first day on Earth, so She don't even know how it goes Somewhere between Heaven and Earth, on the road On the rocks, on the top shelf, high dose Then she arose, said her name was Norma Jeane Baker You know her as Marilyn Monroe. [Verse 2] Her mama ain't make it, daddy, he didn't either Left in the cold with a Hollywood fever. Baker's daughter (Baker's daughter) Trading her secrets for a drop of the water. When she came from the bottom, when she rose, who knew? That the girl in the mirror was a shade of the blue. Born in a foster home, raised in a cage Now she’s the main character on every page. Blonde hair, red lips, mask for the pain Walking through fire just to dance in the rain. Her name is Norma Jeane Baker Baker's daughter I know her as a Queen Mother She knew herself as a God. [Verse 3] They bought her soul for a nickel and a dime While she was fighting the rhythm of time. A paper doll in a hurricane breeze Bringing the giants down to their knees. Camera lens hungry, catching her breath A flirtation with life, a dance with her death. She was the candle, they were the flame Nobody whispered her real-life name. Just a silhouette in a white silk dress Hiding the scars of the loneliness. Norma Jeane crying while Marilyn smiles She walked the glittery, lonely miles. [Verse 4] From the factory floor to the studio lights Haunted by ghosts in the middle of nights. She wasn't just beauty, she wasn't just grace She was a soul that they couldn't replace. The baker’s daughter, kneading the bread Now she’s the icon that lives in your head. A phantom of glamour, a ghost of the coast The one that the world seems to love the most. But under the makeup and under the glow There’s a little girl left with nowhere to go. Marilyn’s shining, but Norma is cold The greatest story that’s ever been told. [Bridge] She wants to be famous She's gonna make it (When she came from the bottom, when she rose, who knew?) (You know her as Marilyn Monroe) Her name is Norma Jeane Baker (Baker's daughter) (I know her as a Queen Mother) (She knew herself as a God) She was a girl, then she was a dream Trapped in the middle of the silver screen. You know her as Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn Monroe) [Chorus] She wants to be famous She wants to be famous Her name is Norma Jeane Baker You know her as Marilyn Monroe She wants to be famous She wants to be famous The world’s biggest heartbreaker But you know her as Marilyn Monroe [Outro] Norma Jeane... The lights are fading. The cameras are clicking. But who’s gonna hold you when the curtains close? Baker's daughter. A Queen Mother. A God. Marilyn. (Stay in the dark...)
