She Lied For Fame

Just some lyrics I wrote

 

A small town girl

With big time dreams

Of being a musical idol

In hearts around the world.

Her ambitions

Outweighing her talents.

With a never say die attitude

And a face made for

Selling millions

She caught the eye

Of the devil in disguise.

 

She’ll sign away her soul

Just to achieve

A little bit of fame.

It is worth the price

To see her name in lights

And filled arenas screaming her name.

 

A team of experts

And the latest technology

Turned her karaoke form

Into a singing sensation.

Her voice

A greater special effect

Then can be seen

In any Hollywood movie

And an image

So undeniably unreal

She can’t recognize

The woman in the mirror.

 

She signed away her soul

For the chance

To have adoring fans.

Is it worth the price

Crosses her tainted mind

As her heart beats like a machine.

 

The more the music sells

The more she feels like Barbie

As the success grows

Her self worth dies

The bigger the audience

The less she feels love.

 

 

She signed away her soul

Now her life

Has lost true meaning

She forgets the price

With pills and alcohol

Completing the deal with the devil.

 

She lied for fame

Till it drove her

To lie six feet under.

Reviews

[SpokenWord]

It is the all time American dream to become rich and famous. I wonder how many in hollywood are truly happy? This woman in your poem represent so many who want that which sparkles over that which is good for the soul. We think money and fame can fix everything get us into any where but what it does is isolate us and divide us from people. It is truly lonely at the top, how would you know that friend, or that lover is truly your friend or lover? Wonderful write my friend.

[An owl on the moon]

You are a master with the lyrics, my friend. There is a bit of that in most of us... wanting to know what it's like on the other side... fame and fortune... and what draws us on. What a powerful glimpse into the pain it can bring if it's all that matters.

[NoneOfYourBusiness akaK..]

sometimes the dreams of youth are the regrets of maturity~
your poem decsribes perfectly the price paid for signing yourself over to the corporations that will use and bleed and build you up only to manufacture your fall up as well~
there was a movie in the 80's~ not the glam slam pop rock idol bullsh*t of today~ but darker edge~ called Breaking Glass with hazel O'conner along these same themes~ how a human girl gets shifted into an media automaton for profit~

[Rossen]

"every form of refuge has it's price" lofty to death~

enjoyed these lyrics sad and true...

[Magdelena]

Great imagery here! Wow, now how many times has this happened in the famous ones lives? It is a shame really, they never seem to get enough. Great write.. Powerful and thought provoking.

Mags xx

[Ladysue]

This was very insightful..these lines in particular stood out to me...The bigger the audience, The less she feels love. this is what happens and so often...the attention that they thought meant something that they thrived on just swallows them alive... Excellently done with a great flow...

[Liza]

many have fallen to the illusions of the media projections...few can fight the feeling and the need to command attention; few learn that not all attention is healthy; the more the fans demand; the more the actor must act...they turn to substances to keep the energy and expectations up;

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

So often this happens, male and female and it is so sad.......powerful piece.

[Joanna Maharis]

This is such a powerful piece, filled with thought provoking images.

[Jenny Nelson]

Very nice! Great flow, cleverly stated, strong message-so sad but so often true.