The Memory Remains
[Chorus:]
Fortune, fame
Mirror vain
Gone insane ([sane])
But the memory remains
Heavy rings on fingers wave
Another star denies the grave
See the nowhere crowd, cry the nowhere tears of honor
Like twisted vines that grow, that hide and swallow mansions whole
And dim the light of an already faded prima donna
[Chorus]... (×2)
But the memory remains
Heavy rings hold cigarettes
Up to lips that time forgets
While the Hollywood sun sets behind your back
And can't the band play on
Just listen, they play my song
Ash to ash, Dust to dust, Fade to black
[Chorus]... (×2)
Dance little tin goddess
(humming by Marianne FaithFull)
Drift away, Fade away, Little tin goddess
Ash to ash, Dust to dust, Fade to black
[Chorus]... (×2)
But the memory remains
Ash to ash, Dust to dust, Fade to black
The memory remains
Yeah, to this faded prima donna, yeah, yeah
Dance little tin goddess, dance
(humming by Marianne Faithfull)
(Say yes..at least say hello
Say yes..or at least say hello)