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Paragons of Villainy

from Evil and Other Pastimes by Pandora's Toybox

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Is it really such a fucking crime…
To revel in a darker side?

Rock and roll has taken its toll.
I left my body on stage, now they’re in control.
Put my future in a record, trapped my soul in a song
I was torn to ribbons when they fed me to the throng.

I made all the right decisions, all the right mistakes
This melody of insanity has guided me along the way
And I just can’t believe how many things I threw away
Maybe one day I’ll return to grace you with my glory…
my hatred…
and show you…
just who I really am
But FUCK IT

’Cause I got another record to make
I got another pill to take
I got another whore to see
Pussy getting wet for me
’Cause I’m being all that I can be
A Paragon of Villainy.

Is it really so wrong to tell them lies…
When the truth never sells on Prime Time Live?

Rock and roll has taken my soul
I surrendered my body to a media console
Emotion is irrelevant to me
With a swarm of wires hooked right through me.

Made my decision to report the woes of the land
Enticed by automaton paradise, I finally understand
And I just can’t believe how easy this could be
Maybe one day I’ll return to wear my flesh again…
To feel the pain…
and show you…
What I have become
It’s futile.

’Cause I know the End Times are near
And everyone lives in fear
Gotta keep them entertained
Ignorant and restrained.
’Cause I’m being all that I can be
A paragon of Villainy

We’re being all that we can be
Paragons of Villainy. (x4)

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from Evil and Other Pastimes, released September 11, 2008
Written by Joshua Carrig

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