HAUGHTY - "LIGHTS" (1988 GLAM METAL)

LYRICS: Standing in the mirror, staring at the truth Hollywood's a vampire that feeds upon your youth Forty-five and fading in a city made of gold They only want the new ones, throw away the old A man in charcoal whispers with a devil's smile "One spray of this perfume and you'll be twenty-two for a while Your name back up in lights, the cameras fall in love But beauty's got a price tag—it's never been enough" She took the crystal bottle, breathed it in like sin The mirror showed a goddess where a woman had been But every rose has thorns and every deal's been made She'd have to steal their beauty just to stay on the parade LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION! She's back on top again! LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION! But the hunger never ends! Stealing youth from starlets, drinking down their glow! A vampire in designer heels putting on a show! LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION! The price of fame is high! She's the queen of silver screens But inside she wants to die! Every premiere she's hunting for another stolen kiss A handshake with an ingenue, a poisoned touch like this They walk away exhausted, drained and hollow-eyed While she absorbs their radiance—her glamorous disguise The producers love her, the cameras never lie But in the quiet moments she can hear her conscience cry She's not an actress anymore, she's predator and prey Living in the spotlight while her soul just fades away The red carpets are calling, flash bulbs start to bloom But she can see the shadows growing darker in her room She's got everything she wanted, but the mirror knows the score She's just a beautiful monster who keeps coming back for more LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION! She's back on top again! LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION! But the hunger never ends! Stealing youth from starlets, drinking down their glow! A vampire in designer heels putting on a show! LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION! The price of fame is high! She's the queen of silver screens But inside she wants to die! In the darkness she remembers who she used to be Before the desperation, before the vanity Now she's trapped forever in this gilded cage of lies A prisoner of beauty with those cold obsidian eyes The deal was made in shadows, signed in crimson ink Now she's drowning slowly but she'll never let herself sink She'll keep on stealing beauty from the young and pure 'Cause Hollywood's a sickness— AND THERE'S NO CURE! LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION! She's the star they all adore! LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION! But she's rotten to the core! Feeding on the innocent to keep herself alive! A monster in stilettos trying to survive! LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION! The cameras never see! The horror in the mirror— WHAT SHE'S COME TO BE! LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION! The show must go on! LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION! But her humanity is GONE! She fears the day they stop coming When the well runs dry Back to the shadows, back to the dark No more lights, no more lies Lights... Camera... Action...