She"s one more fashion victim who"s fastened to the ball
She gives it everything though they don"t want it at all
The box is playing songs that she can"t recognize
She dances all alone, they can"t believe their eyes
Calling her their dirty names
They whisper loud enough she feels ashamed
Underneath the stars
Can they be all that far?
She wonders who they are
The conversation turns to subjects close to home
The clothes she"s wearing or the smell of her cologne
Their disapproval flashes from their sharp white teeth
They"re pulling faces from the ones that lie beneath
Bruises from their cruel punch lines
When they"re dropping names she falls behind
She smells the plastic flowers
She spills her drink (onto her dress)
She holds her breath for an hour
She"s not dead
But it feels that way
She"s just a fashion victim who"s fastened to the ball
They"re almost done with her, they"ll nail her to the wall
So when the party"s over they show her to the door
Though everybody"s left, she wants to stay for more
A change of heart, a change of plans
She"ll take on all that she can stand (and she can)
She gives it everything though they don"t want it at all
The box is playing songs that she can"t recognize
She dances all alone, they can"t believe their eyes
Calling her their dirty names
They whisper loud enough she feels ashamed
Underneath the stars
Can they be all that far?
She wonders who they are
The conversation turns to subjects close to home
The clothes she"s wearing or the smell of her cologne
Their disapproval flashes from their sharp white teeth
They"re pulling faces from the ones that lie beneath
Bruises from their cruel punch lines
When they"re dropping names she falls behind
She smells the plastic flowers
She spills her drink (onto her dress)
She holds her breath for an hour
She"s not dead
But it feels that way
She"s just a fashion victim who"s fastened to the ball
They"re almost done with her, they"ll nail her to the wall
So when the party"s over they show her to the door
Though everybody"s left, she wants to stay for more
A change of heart, a change of plans
She"ll take on all that she can stand (and she can)