the truth about aspartame

riding with your head out of a limousine
out to make a big impression
dragging on a cigarette
with no nicotine.

life of the party and you're only eighteen
hoping that your name gets mentioned
catch a glimpse of your silhouette
on a Japanese screen.

you should know the price of being plastic
you should know the flux of fabrication
you should know the truth about aspartame

trying to get your hair just like the magazine
tie another dread extension
turn another pirouette
before you exit the scene.

heard you stole the crown right off the homecoming queen
and got yourself some choice attention
tighten up the tourniquet
it's time to come clean.

you should know the face of every stranger
you should know the weight of every instinct
you should know the truth about aspartame

i don't want to see you fall for a magician
who ties knots that slip right off
i don't want you to wake up one morning wishing
you were someone else, you were someone else.

you should know the price of being plastic
you should know the face of every stranger
you should know the truth
you should know the quickest way to my house
you should know the route to get back home
you should know the truth about aspartame

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the truth about aspartame©2005 by frank caravella