[Verse 1]
She stands above another body,
sees he tried to go for a gun,
her heart echoes through that chamber,
as she thinks of how she could have been undone.
The knife it drips,
a crimson as deep,
as tantalizing lips,
and her man,
stands across the room.
Then a shift -
He draws his gun,
and aims it at her back.
"Turn around."
Suddenly her heartbeat's the only sound.

[Chorus]
He said -
Don'tchya know my dear,
that all things must die,
one day you're here,
and the next day you disappear,
one day you've fame,
and the next you're in the grave my dear,
so just try to look at it like -
I am here to tell your story to the headlines.
I know you thought you were clever,
but even pretty women can't last forever.

[Verse 2]
She wore yellow,
like the color of the sun before it dies,
on a night lit by beautiful lies,
she cries,
“You said you liked my work…”
she says as she smiles through the pain from the floor,
“I do,” he whisperered back, “but I like my own work more.”
I'm gonna be a hero -
and you'll be there with me on the cover.

[Chorus]
He said -
Don'tchya know my dear,
that all things must die,
one day you're here,
and the next day you disappear,
one day you've fame,
and the next you're in the grave my dear,
so just try to look at it like -
I am here to tell your story to the headlines.
I know you thought you were clever,
but even pretty women can't last forever.

[Bridge]
Don't worry dear,
they'll speak of you,
and how you wore yellow...
like the color of the sun -
(pause)

[Outro]
(female voice whispering)
Before it dies.