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Slapped Actress

This version of Slapped Actress was released by The Hold Steady in 2008.

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Don’t tell my sister about your most recent vision
Don’t tell my family, they’re all wicked strict Christians
Don’t tell the hangers-on, don’t tell your friends
Don’t tell them we went down to Ybor City again

Don’t tell the dancers, they’ll just get distracted
Don’t tell the DJs, they already suspect us
Don’t mention the bloodshed, don’t mention the skins
Don’t tell them Ybor City almost killed us again

We are the theater, they are the people
Dressed up to be seated, looking upwards and dreaming
We’re the projectors, we’re hosting the screening
We’re dust in the spotlights, we’re just kind of floating

Don’t drop little hints, I don’t want them to guess
Don’t mention Tampa, they’ll just know all the rest
Don’t mention bloodshed, don’t tell them it hurts
Don’t say we saw angels, they’ll take us straight to the church

They queue up for tickets to see the performance
They push to get closer, looking upwards with wonder
We are the actors, the cameras are rolling
I’ll be Ben Gazzara, you’ll be Gina Rowlands

Sometimes actresses get slapped
Sometimes actresses get slapped
Sometimes fake fights turn out bad
Sometimes actresses get slapped

Some nights making it look real
Might end up with someone hurt
Some nights it’s just entertainment
And some other nights it’s work

They come in for the feeding, sit in stadium seating
They’re holding their hands out for the body and blood now
We’re the directors, our hands will hold steady
I’ll be John Cassavettes, let me know when you’re ready

Man, we make our own movies
Man, we make our own movies
Man, we make our own movies
Man, we make our own movies

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The Hold Steady has released many songs over the years besides Slapped Actress. The Hold Steady released songs from 2008 to 2008 spanning across albums like Final Conversation Of Kings, Rising Down, Directions To See A Ghost, Fasciinatiion, Day & Age, Melodia, Here We Stand, Rise And Fall, Rage And Grace, The Bedlam In Goliath, Fast Times At Barrington High, Tantrum Castle, LAX, Hideaway, All Or Nothing, Konk, Attack & Release, Join With Us, Everything Is Borrowed, Walk This Way, Break Up The Concrete, Midnight Boom, Lust, Lust, Lust, No Gift To Bring, The Rise & Fall Of Ruby Woo, ...Earth To The Dandy Warhols..., When The World Comes Down, The Script, Forth, Goodbye Blues, Visiter, Stay Positive, Consolers Of The Lonely, Doll Domination, No Time For Later, We Started Nothing, Never Going Back To OK, Oceans Will Rise, The Second Gleam, One Too Many Hearts, The Age Of The Understatement, I Don't Want To Go To School, No, Virginia..., Whisper War, This Is Not The World, RAK, Meet Me On The Left Coast, Shine A Light, Chasing Lights, The Cheetah Girls: One World, ...In Color, Strength In Numbers, Funplex, Black Roses, Warpaint, Can't Stop, Won't Stop, What's Your Medium?, The Virginia EP, 4:13 Dream, ...And A Happy New Year, Won't Be Pathetic Forever, and New York Hospitals. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by The Hold Steady.

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