Name: Lightbulb Stars
Duration: P00H02M27S
Description: "Lightbulb Stars" is the second single off Melanie A. Davis' upcoming record, "Honey Locust." It's a tongue-in-cheek reflection on the concept of artistic notoriety -- a glimpse behind the curtain to reveal piles of dust and petrified insects behind the glittering lights of the marquee.

Lightbulb Stars

by Melanie A. Davis

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"Lightbulb Stars" is the second single off Melanie A. Davis' upcoming record, "Honey Locust." It's a tongue-in-cheek reflection on the concept of artistic notoriety -- a glimpse behind the curtain to reveal piles of dust and petrified insects behind the glittering lights of the marquee.

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Paradise doesn't feel as nice
since they upped the price and locked us out of the store
Just the way it is, all part of the business
Now, how you twist it
depends on who you twist it for

Don't worry, baby --
the press'll be worth all the pity
Where you been lately?
Move your broke ass to the city
Spend your nights in sticky bars,
old cigars, beat-up cars
Don't forget what's behind the lightbulb stars

Center stage, bottom right front page,
heard you're all the rage and the suits can feel it, too
But honey, you're the tops
So, give it all you got
No, no one called the cops --
they just turned the stage lights red and blue

Don't worry, baby --
the press'll be worth all the pity
Where you been lately?
Move your broke ass to the city
Spend your nights in sticky bars,
old cigars, beat-up cars
Don't forget what's behind the lightbulb stars

Maybe you'll die young and leave behind someone
to martyr and pin to the wall
Or maybe you'll grow old -- you'll paint,
because you're told the money stays from there by far

Don't worry, baby,
cause the press wasn't worth all the pity
Been 'round here lately?
The hipsters moved out of the city,
dropped the act and ditched their cars,
gave up all the culture wars
after seeing what was behind
(The vermin, tobacco and grime of the)
lightbulb stars

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released July 12, 2023
Music and lyrics by Melanie A. Davis
Vocals, BGV, guitar, and percussion by Melanie A. Davis
Bass guitar by Fate McAfee
Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Fate McAfee

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Melanie A. Davis Murray, Kentucky

Singer-songwriter from western Kentucky. I sing about me, you, us, and the wild weird world we're currently living in.

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