the great misconceptions of me

Singer:w.a.s.p.

welcome to the show the great finale's finally here

i thank you for coming into my theatre of fear

welcome to the show

you're all witnesses you see

a privileged invitation to the last rights of me

remember me? you can't save me

mama you never needed me

no crimson king

look in my eye

you'll see

mama i'm lonely

it's only me

only me

i don't wanna be

i don't wanna be

i don't wanna be

the crimson idol of a million

i don't wanna be

i don't wanna be

i don't wanna be

the crimson idol of a million eyes

of a million

i am the prisoner of the paradise i dreamed

the idol of a million lonely faces look at me

behind the mask of sorrow

four doors of doom behind my eyes

i've got their footprints all across my crimson mind

long live

long live

long live the king of mercy

long live

long live

there is no love

to shelter me

only love

love set me free

no love

to shelter me

only love

love set me free

i was the warrior

with an anthem in my soul

the idol of eight thousand lonely days of rage ago

and remember me when it comes your time to choose

be careful what you wish for

it might just come true

red

crimson red

am i the invisible boy

the strap on my back

red

crimson red

no i was never to be

only one crimson son

no it never was me

living in the limelight little did i know

i was dying in the shadows and the mirror was my soul

it was all i ever wanted

everything i dreamed

but the dream became my nightmare and no-one could hear me scream

with these six-strings

i make a noose

to take my life

it's time to choose

the headlines read of my suicide

of my suicide

oh sweet silence

where is the sting

i am no idol

no crimson king

i'm the imposter

the world has seen

my father was the idol

it was never me

i don't wanna be

i don't wanna be

i don't wanna be

the crimson idol of a million

i don't wanna be

i don't wanna be

i don't wanna be

the crimson idol of a million eyes

no love

to shelter me

only love

love set me free

no love

to shelter me

only love

love set me free