Perform This Way

Album: Alpocalypse (2011)
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  • My mama told me when I was hatched
    Act like a superstar
    Save your allowance, buy a bubble dress
    And someday you will go far
    Now on red carpets, well, I'm hard to miss
    The press follows everywhere I go
    I'll poke your eye out with a dress like this
    Back off and enjoy the show!

    I'm sure my critics will say it's a grotesque display
    Well they can bite me, baby, I perform this way
    I might be wearin' Swiss cheese or maybe covered with bees
    It doesn't mean I'm crazy, I perform this way ('from this way)

    Ooh, my little monsters pay lots 'cause I perform this way
    Baby, I perform this way (perform this way)
    Ooh, don't worry, I'm okay, hey, I just perform this way
    I'm not crazy, I perform this way

    I'll be a troll or evil queen
    I'll be a human jelly bean
    'Cause every day is Halloween for me

    I'm so completely original
    My new look is all the rage
    I'll wrap my small intestines 'round my neck
    And set fire to myself on stage
    I'll wear a porcupine on my head
    On a W-H-I-M
    And for no reason now I'll sing in French
    Excusez-moi, qui a PT (express yourself)

    Got my straight jacket today, its made of gold lame
    No, not because I'm crazy, I perform this way
    I strap prime rib to my feet, cover myself with raw meat
    I'll bet you've never seen a skirt steak worn this way

    Don't be offended when you see
    My latest pop monstrosity
    I'm strange, weird, shocking, odd, bizarre
    I'm Frankenstein, I'm Avatar
    There's nothing too embarrassing
    I'll honestly do anything
    But wear white after Labor Day
    'Cause baby, I perform this way

    Hope you won't think it's cliche if I go nude today
    Don't call the cops, now, baby, I perform this way
    No reason I should regret all the attention I get
    I'm not completely crazy, I perform this way, yeah

    I perform this way-hey, I perform this way-hey
    I'm always deviating from the norm this way-hey
    I perform this way-hey, I perform this way-hey
    I'm really not insane, I just perform this way-hey Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 2

  • St*r from EnglandDid he actually miss the meat dress, though, George from Vancouver? Surely "I strap prime rib to my feet, cover myself with raw meat / I'll bet you've never seen a skirt steak worn this way" is at least suggesting that she wears meat as clothing even if the dress itself isn't specifically mentioned.
  • George Pope from Vancouver BcHe poked fun at much, but he missed the meat dress.
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