Instant fame, is the name of the game.
The pieces were carefully put in place.
And nothings gonna stand in my way.
But he who exhibits poise and grace
Is left to fend for himself in the worst of ways.
So make them shiver, but don't cause a scene.
Do everything you can, just to look 18.
Never forget to convey what you mean.
Or just dangle from the strings of the powers that be.

The list goes on and on and on
And the only way to stay sane
Is just to bottle it up and wait.
For the moment you take the stage
And see their hands keeping time
With the rhymes that you created
I'm finally worth something, I finally made it.

So take it all, I don't wanna sell my soul today.
Look what you made me do, it happened anyway.
How can I find a way home? Back to the honest days.
So take it all, I don't wanna sell my soul today.
Look what you made me do, it happened anyway.
You chewed me up and spit me out like I knew you would.
You owe me a childhood.

Instant Fame!
There was a time when I
Used to dream of this life, imagine the limelight.
Hindsight is 20/20 and I'm losing my mind.
I'm fucking sick of this shit, will I be something more?
Will I ever exist? I will never submit
And take the side of the inferior.
They all bestow their bodies to the earth.
The soil, rich with self indulgence,
I stand upon.

So take it all, I don't wanna sell my soul today.
Look what you made me do, it happened anyway.
How can I find a way home? Back to the honest days.
So take it all, I don't wanna sell my soul today.
Look what you made me do, it happened anyway.
You chewed me up and spit me out like I knew you would.