AMERICAN DREAM Lyrics by Erin LeCount
Rise and shine
I’m waking up to a stranger’s
American dream
The stairway to heaven is oh so cheap
Fools 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
A-oh, a-ah, a-oh
Lately, I’ve been feeling guilty
Dancing like a star living in the [?]
Daydream 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 stereo
I play it loud, I play the show
Tell my mother not to call
I’m working myself to the 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 and 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 *** 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
I play it loud, I play the show
I get what I want, and I thank God
The truth is that we never talk
I get what I want, and it’s not enough
I get what I need, then I *** it up
Lately, I want to feel guilty
Dancing like a star living in the [?]
I’ll be feeling, like a damn machine
I am picture perfect, see me on your big screen
My friends are on the radio, and I put my grief in stereo
I play it loud, I play the show
I get what I want, and I thank God
The truth is that we never talk
I get what I want, and it’s not enough
I get what I need, then I *** it up