Celebutante
The Sick, The Dying... and The Dead!
2022
Duration: 3:51
Track number: 10
Writers
Lyrics by: Dave Mustaine
Music by: Dave Mustaine
Theme
A critical commentary on the superficiality and destructive nature of modern celebrity culture. The term **'Celebutante'**—a person famous for being rich or for their social media presence—is portrayed as desperate for attention and validation ('craves the attention,' 'lives for the likes'). The song warns of the inevitable end of this manufactured fame, describing the figure as a 'synthetic, poisoned pearl.'
Lyrics
You say you're a **model**, it's evident you've never met
A **mirror you didn't love**
You say you're an **angel with your halo, and your crown**
As you **fly up to the Sun, and melt your wings**
It's not a want, it's an **obsession**
You wanna hear the people **screaming out your name**
**Whispers at night in your midnight confessions**
You'll **do anything for fame**, **célebutante**
**Célebutante**
You say you're an **actor**, well, then come set-up the stage
Put the **cast right where you want**, show us what you got
You say you're in **movies**, always **dropping names** of
**So-called-semi-almost-famous friends**, it never ends
It's not a want, it's an **obsession**
You wanna hear the people **screaming out your name**
**Whispers at night in your midnight confessions**
You'll **do anything for fame**, **célebutante**
(**Fame**) to teach the **unteachable**
(**Fame**) to reach the **unreachable**
(**Fame**) to beat the **unbeatable**
(**Fame**) to keep the **unkeepable**
(**Fame**) the tighter you **hold on to**
(**Fame**) the more **everything slips away**
All the **right hungers**, all the **right thirsts**
All the **right aches, the pains, and the hurts**
All the **right gossip**, all the **right trends**
All the **right knives in the backs of your friends**
