There's a man who stands before a chasm
There's a crowd who hollers from below
So overcome with how he holds the power
And now he sets their souls aglow
Beware, beware of famous people
Who make you stop and whisper
Whenever they walk into your view
They'll make you wish you knew them
To drop their names at parties And let that fame reflect on you
The famous seem familiar Expressing all your feelings
Their likeness to you reassures So startling,
so authentic
Their talent overwhelming Until there's nothing left of yours
Beware of famous people For you didn't get to choose them,
nor they you
But still you cannot refuse them Beware, beware
of famous people Who form your aspirations
Make you strive and leave you yearn You want to imitate them
To join or overthrow them Believing you deserve your turn
They'll make you seem unnoticed Alone and so unworthy
For you're not being famous yet But they feel just as you do
They sense that they've been cheated
Of a further stardom they could get
Beware of famous
people
The great and the undeserving you don't know
They'll tell you that fame can be yours
Work hard,
always hang on to your dream
But what do they know of the
rest of the show From a spot on the topmost beam?
They're wise and killing to make Their story your story