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This page contains all the misheard lyrics for The Memory Remains that have been submitted to this site and the old collection from inthe80s started in 1996.
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Dance, mutant Goddess.
Dance, little tin Goddess.
Drift away, fade away
Little tin goddess
Ass to ass, dust to dust
Fade to black
Drift away, fade away
Little tin goddess
Ash to ash, dust to dust
Fade to black
F***ing fame mirror vain
Fortune, fame, mirror vain.
Heaven reeks of cigarettes
Heavy rings hold cigarettes
Heavy rain smokes cigarettes
Until lips and time forget.
Heavy rings held cigarettes
Up to lips that time forgets.
In Heaven, Rita remains.
The memory remains.
Say it, the police say, "Hello."
Say, "Yes." At least say, "Hello."
This is what Marianne Faithful whispers at the end of the song.
See the nowhere crowd cry
the nowhere jizz nirvana
See the nowhere crowd cry
the nowhere cheers of honor
There's Lieutenant Goddess.
or
That's Lieutenant Goddess.
Dance, little tin goddess.
This built in goddess
Dance, little tin goddess
This little kid got his dance
This little tin goddess
This wilting Goddess
Dance, little tin Goddess