The American Dream

Song Length 4:01 Genre Pop - General
Lead Vocal Female Vocal Mood Poignant
Language English Era 2000 and later

Lyrics

VERSE 1
I saw you walking alone today
You were - a pretty picture in blue and gray

And I - saw you toy with your cigarette
It's a - nasty habit but not your worst regret

I think of how it should have been with you
like a dream that never could come true

The sky is painted a shade of red
and our - cruel words are all left unsaid

PRE-CHORUS
Ooooh - it's the American dream
[Naked and obscene]*

Ooooh - it isn't all that it seems
[Bleak and unredeemed]*

CHORUS
A wicked lie
A trick to pass the time
A troubled sigh
Conflicted yet sublime
A twist of fate
An awkward state of mind
Sticky sweet and covered in grime

VERSE 2
I see you suffer for vanity
The perfect image of high society

But, here's the movie in black and white
And it's - stark, crisp and blistering bright

PRE-CHORUS & CHORUS

VERSE 3
I saw you walking alone today
You were - a distant image of faded gray
And I - still remember the day we met
it's a - fateful moment but not my worst regret

CHORUS 2X (modulated up 1 step)

* Response vocals for pre-chorus call/response

Lyrics Scott Searle Music Scott Searle/Floyd Rose
Producer Scott Searle/Floyd Rose

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