American Dream Songtext
Rise and shine, I'm waking up
To a stranger's American dream
The stairway to heaven is oh-so cheap
Fool's gold and the myth of meritocracy
The closest to death that I've ever been
Was in a room full of people who begged to hear me sing
Like mm-mm-mm
Lately, I've been feeling guilty
To a stranger's American dream
The stairway to heaven is oh-so cheap
Fool's gold and the myth of meritocracy
The closest to death that I've ever been
Was in a room full of people who begged to hear me sing
Like mm-mm-mm
Lately, I've been feeling guilty
Dancing like a star living at the Premiere Inn, where
A day drink turns into a daydream
I am at the movies, I am on the big screen
My friends are on the radio, and I put my grief in sterеo
I play it loud, I play it slow
Tell my mother not to call, I'm working myself to thе bone
If that's the dream, it's what I want
Rise and shine, I'm waking up
To a stranger's American dream
I wake at 5 AM, call it discipline
I'm like an early bird that's forgotten how to sing
Talk myself down at the kitchen sink
I get what I want, and then I just get sick
All my lovers wish that I could just sleep in
But I can't stand to be touched, can't stand to be kissed
I just think about myself and I don't want kids
I write shit in these songs I know that I'll regret
Lately, I've been feeling filthy
Painted starry nights in artex on the ceiling
This is sacred, trying to make ends meet
This is what I wanted, this is what I'm gettin'
My friends are on the radio and I put my grief in stereo
Just play it loud and play it slow
I get what I want, then I thank God, the truth is that we never talk
Get what I want, it's not enough, get what I need, then I fuck it up
Lately, I want to feel guilty
Dancing like a star living at the Premiere Inn, where
I've be feeling like a damn machine
But I am picture perfect, see me on your big screen
My friends are on the radio and I put my grief in stereo
Just play it loud and play it slow
I get what I want, then I thank God, the truth is that we never talk
Get what I want, it's not enough, get what I need, then I fuck it up
A day drink turns into a daydream
I am at the movies, I am on the big screen
My friends are on the radio, and I put my grief in sterеo
I play it loud, I play it slow
Tell my mother not to call, I'm working myself to thе bone
If that's the dream, it's what I want
Rise and shine, I'm waking up
To a stranger's American dream
I wake at 5 AM, call it discipline
I'm like an early bird that's forgotten how to sing
Talk myself down at the kitchen sink
I get what I want, and then I just get sick
All my lovers wish that I could just sleep in
But I can't stand to be touched, can't stand to be kissed
I just think about myself and I don't want kids
I write shit in these songs I know that I'll regret
Lately, I've been feeling filthy
Painted starry nights in artex on the ceiling
This is sacred, trying to make ends meet
This is what I wanted, this is what I'm gettin'
My friends are on the radio and I put my grief in stereo
Just play it loud and play it slow
I get what I want, then I thank God, the truth is that we never talk
Get what I want, it's not enough, get what I need, then I fuck it up
Lately, I want to feel guilty
Dancing like a star living at the Premiere Inn, where
I've be feeling like a damn machine
But I am picture perfect, see me on your big screen
My friends are on the radio and I put my grief in stereo
Just play it loud and play it slow
I get what I want, then I thank God, the truth is that we never talk
Get what I want, it's not enough, get what I need, then I fuck it up
