The Memory Remains

Heavy rings on fingers wave
 Another star denies the grave
 See the nowhere crowd, cry the nowhere cheers of honor
 Like twisted vines that grow
 Hide and swallow mansions whole
 Dim the light of an already faded primadonna
 Fortune, fame
 Mirror vain, gone insane
 Fortune, fame
 Mirror vain, gone insane
 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
 Fortune, fame
 Mirror vain, gone insane
 Fortune, fame
 Mirror vain, gone insane
 Dance little tin goddess
 La, da-da-da, da, da-da, da
 La, da-da-da, da, da-da, da
 La, da-da-da, da, da-da, da
 La, da-da-da, da, da-da, da
 Drift away, fade away
 Little tin goddess
 Ash to ash
 Dust to dust
 Fade to black
 Fortune, fame
 Mirror vain, gone insane
 Fortune, fame
 Mirror vain, gone insane
 But the memory remains
 Ash to ash
 Dust to dust
 Fade to black
 But the memory remains
 To this faded primadonna
 Dance little tin goddess dance
 La, da-da-da, da, da-da, da
 La, da-da-da, da, da-da, da
 La, da-da-da, da, da-da, da
 La, da-da-da, da, da-da, da
 La, da-da-da, da, da-da, da
 La, da-da-da, da, da-da, da
 La, da-da-da, da, da-da, da
 La, da-da-da, da, da-da, da