w.a.s.p.
the great misconception of me
Welcome to the show, the great finale's finally here I thank you for coming into my theater of fear Welcome to the show, you're all witnesses, you see A privileged invitation to the last rites of me  Remember me? You can't save me Mama, you never needed me No crimson king, look in my eyes, you'll see Mama, I'm lonely, it's only me, it's only me  I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be The crimson idol of a million I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be The crimson idol of a million eyes, of a million  I am the prisoner of the paradise I dreamed The idol of a million, lonely faces look at me Behind the mask of sorrow, four doors of doom behind my eyes I've got their footprints all across my crimson mind  Long live, long live Long live the king of mercy Long live, long live  There is no love to shelter me Only love, love set me free No love to shelter me, only love, love set me free  I was the warrior with an anthem in my soul The idol of eight thousand, lonely days of rage ago And remember me when it comes your time to choose Be careful what you wish for, it might come true  Long live, long live Long live the king of mercy Long live, long live  There is no love to shelter me Only love, love set me free No love to shelter me, only love, love set me free  Red, crimson red, am I the invisible boy? The straps on my back Red, crimson red, no, I was never to be Only one crimson son, no, it never was me  Living in the limelight, little did I know I was dying in the shadows and the mirror was my soul It was all I ever wanted, everything I dreamed But the dream became my nightmare, no one could hear me scream  With these six-strings, I make a noose To take my life, it's time to choose The headlines read of my demise, yeah, suicide, of my suicide  Oh, sweet silence, where is the sting? I am no idol, no crimson king I'm the impostor, the world has seen My father was the idol, it was never me  I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be The crimson idol of a million I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be, no, I don't wanna be The crimson idol of a million eyes  No love, to shelter me Only love, love set me free No love, to shelter me, only love, love set me free  