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I wear my scars like diamond rings,
A perfect mask, a thousand strings.
You love the shine, you love the lie —
Just don’t look close, or you might cry.

Mirror, mirror, don’t you see
The monster hiding behind me?

I’m the star you love to hate!
A glitter ghost, a synthetic fate!
You can’t look away, you can’t turn off the light —
I’m the nightmare you call “delight”!

My smile’s a stitch, my eyes are glass,
A living doll, a hollow mass.
You cheer the show, you feed the flame —
Just don’t ask what’s underneath the name.

Spotlight, spotlight, burn so bright —
But the dark’s my only right.

I’m the star you love to hate!
A glitter ghost, a synthetic fate!
You can’t look away, you can’t turn off the light —
I’m the nightmare you call “delight”!

«Smile for the cameras, darling —
Even monsters need their fans.»

«I am… I am… not real…»

«Star… ghost… nightmare… delight…»

I’m the star you love to hate!
A glitter ghost, a synthetic fate!
You can’t look away, you can’t turn off the light —
I’m the nightmare you call “delight”!