She lived her life like a daydream.
Well, yeah, she crashed and burned and blazed
And rose with the sun.
She applauded her luck
And cursed her fear.
She faced the world with a know-all air
But she hid her face in the nighttime,
Smuggled her dreams beneath her pillows,
Suffocated everything she ever wished to be.

And then one day she broke.
Crashed on down like a porcelain doll,

A glass figurine:

Shatters everywhere.
She took on the world
Like a thunderstorm.
Well, yeah, she stunned and shimmered and shone
And went to bed when the sun rose.
She cursed her luck
And shunned her fear.

And her face was the stars that lit the midnight sky.
And that day her dreams broke free.

Well, she once lived her life like a daydream.
She crashed and burned and blazed
And rose with the sun.
She applauded her luck
And cursed her fear.
She faced the world with a know-all air
But she hid her face in the nighttime,
Smuggled her dreams beneath her pillows,
Suffocated everything she ever wished to be.

Once she did, but now, now:
She dances in the rain
And sings in the street.
She stands strong, and tall, and proud.
And nothing in the world can bring her down,
For she flies on velvet wings.
She’s putting on a show tonight
In that low-backed dress and diamond voice.
She’s putting on a show tonight,
Putting on a show for the world
At the downtown hotel

Where she she’ll be until she wakes up and sees
That she’s living her life like a dream,
Passing by without making a dent.

She lives her life like a daydream.
Well, yeah, she crashes and burns and blazes
And rises with the sun.
She applauds her luck
And curses her fear.
She faces the world with a know-all air
But she hides her face in the nighttime,
Smuggles her dreams beneath her pillows,
Suffocates everything she ever wished to be.