Leatherette - Thea Gilmore

Leatherette, Leatherette

You took a train to the south

Headed for the low light

Ready to just hold tight

Waiting with your heart in your mouth

Singing God loves a trier

Fame loves a liar

Gotta use and abuse

To scrape the sky, Leatherette

You haven’t made it yet

Leatherette, Leatherette

With all your counterfeit pain

Swinging like Lolita

Serial retweeter

As long as it fixes the game

Steal like a pro

A cheap Monroe

Got a small cameo

To make your name, Leatherette

It hasn’t happened yet

And if happiness exists

Girl it can’t be this

Leatherette, Leatherette

Makes such a beautiful bruise

Your soapbox drama

Couldn’t quite disarm her

You can’t make the girl take your cues

You’ve got a slot machine heart

Still quoting Descartes

While your world falls apart

In front of you, Leatherette

This is is all you get

String your life on a wire

For the wealthiest buyer

While you’re lighting more fires

To warm your hands, Leatherette

Flames don’t forget