[ti:Slapped Actress]
[ar:The Hold Steady]
[al:Stay Positive]
[by: ]
[00:02.00]The Hold Steady - Slapped Actress
[00:07.00]LRC by lzh ,from jiangxi pingxiang
[00:12.00]@ @
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[00:17.31]Don't tell my sister about your most recent vision
[00:21.88]Don't tell my family, they're all wicked strict Christian
[00:26.76]Don't tell the hangers-on, don't tell your friends
[00:31.07]Don't tell them we went down to Ybor City again
[00:35.36]Don't tell the dancers, they'll just get distracted
[00:39.87]Don't tell the DJs, they already suspect us
[00:44.17]Don't mention the bloodshed, don't mention the skins
[00:47.95]Don't tell them Ybor City almost killed us again
[00:52.07]
[00:53.22]We are the theatre
[00:57.57]They are the people
[01:01.66]Dressed up to be seated
[01:06.44]Looking upwards and dreaming
[01:10.65]We're the projectors
[01:13.94]We're hosting the screening
[01:18.27]We're dust in the spotlights
[01:22.39]We're just kinda floating
[01:27.27]
[01:42.93]Don't drop little hints, I don't want them to guess
[01:48.01]Don't mention Tampa, they'll just know all the rest
[01:52.35]Don't mention bloodshed, don't tell them it hurts
[01:56.41]Don't say we saw angels, they'll take us straight to the church
[02:00.10]
[02:00.93]They queue up for tickets
[02:04.82]To see the performance
[02:09.36]They push to get closer
[02:14.10]Looking upwards with wonder
[02:18.24]We are the actors
[02:21.92]The cameras are rolling
[02:25.86]I'll be Ben Gazarra
[02:30.21]You'll be Gena Rowlands
[02:34.95]
[02:51.67]Sometimes actresses get slapped
[02:56.37]Sometimes actresses get slapped
[03:00.23]Sometimes fake fights turn out bad
[03:04.19]Sometimes actresses get slapped
[03:08.72]Some nights making it look real
[03:12.56]Might end up with someone hurt
[03:16.67]Some nights it's just entertainment
[03:20.78]And some other nights it's work
[03:24.05]
[03:25.02]They come in for the beating
[03:28.88]Sit in stadium seating
[03:32.96]They're holding their hands out
[03:37.31]For the body and blood now
[03:41.47]We're the directors
[03:44.92]Our hands all hold steady
[03:49.21]I'll be John Cassavetes
[03:54.25]Let me know when you're ready
[03:58.30]
[04:06.90]Man, we make our own movies
[04:11.00]Man, we make our own movies
[04:14.74]
[04:22.91]Man, we make our own movies
[04:26.68]Man, we make our own movies
[04:30.71]