provanity

amanda palmer

i have been pro-vanity since i was 10

i put your altars in an eye shadow den

in the bag i didn't drop

there were no cherry lollipops

but cherry lips

smack her

i sawed her off

marry many picked a pepper on and

cameras are rolling back and forth on the rocks

and i'm sick of your smile

and i'm sick of your face

and i'm sick of your meaningless blather

and i'm sick of your hair

and i wish it weren't there

it's a awfully delicate matter

there is no place i would rather be killed

than in my own backyard on my own propane grill

in the lie i didn't stop a little candy-coated boy was caught

and i felt bad as i ripped him off

many prizes can reward a child for good behavior

but you should be wary of those that involve love

and i'm sick when i breathe

and i wish you would leave

at the very least

quit the contractions

it's not wrong

i mean

christ

but i don't think it's right

to just slice for a piece of the action

oh

what a wonderful party

oh

what a comfortable home

oh

what a wonderful body

so what's in the bottle

what's in the bottle?

i have been pro-vanity since i could know

no one will ever care to see what i don't show

in the room i kept her locked she grew up talking just like me

i thought she would be different and withstand the shock

imitating what she knew she consequently grew

into a pair of m40s and seventh-hand shoes

and i'm sick of myself

and i wish you could help

have a shot with me

pull up a ladder

oh

it sounds like that spirit we haven't been hearing

since 1916 when the dada came dearing

and maybe you'd be happy

to be pro-vanity