householdname by The View UpStairs Original Off-Broadway Cast Lyrics
[WES]
I have a voice that talks to me
In my head sometimes
That says "Why not do something extreme –
Shave your eyebrows off, maybe buy a building."
And this voice that talks to me
In my head sometimes
Said "That's fuckin' brilliant, buy a building!"
So I bought a building...
Where the moldy wood is a dog shit brown
And everything has to be torn down
And plastered over desperately
There's no plumbing, no wifi, no fire escape
Just an ancient damaged velvet drape
That's older than me
You can call me delusional
But I've known since I was eighteen
That I would one day be the face
Of every major magazine
I don't need community
I don't have to belong
'Cause my hundred thousand followers
On Instagram just can't be wrong
I am touched by fate
To hell with the past, my future's great
It all starts today
I'll be a #householdname
I have a therapist
Who talks to me sometimes
"The void you feel cannot be filled up
With Restylane, or buying a building."
And the therapist who talks to me sometimes
Asked "Do you find your life fulfilling?"
So I bought a building!
And it's not the lap of luxury
But a stepping stone to the fantasy
Of Paris Couture Fashion Week
If you squint enough it's almost quaint
It just needs a hundred coats of paint
In order to look less bleak
And the rest is history
I'll launch like a cannonball
I'll make a million dollars
And I'll prove once and for all
That I'm not just a "Basic bitch
Another wannabe nouveau riche
Tipping toward a breakdown"
With my hundred thousand followers on Pinterest
Who's laughing now?
I'm touched by fate
To hell with the past, my future's great
It all starts today
I'll be a #householdname
A #householdname
I'll be a #householdname
A #householdname
I'll be a #householdname
I have a voice that talks to me
In my head sometimes
That says "Why not do something extreme –
Shave your eyebrows off, maybe buy a building."
And this voice that talks to me
In my head sometimes
Said "That's fuckin' brilliant, buy a building!"
So I bought a building...
Where the moldy wood is a dog shit brown
And everything has to be torn down
And plastered over desperately
There's no plumbing, no wifi, no fire escape
Just an ancient damaged velvet drape
That's older than me
You can call me delusional
But I've known since I was eighteen
That I would one day be the face
Of every major magazine
I don't need community
I don't have to belong
'Cause my hundred thousand followers
On Instagram just can't be wrong
I am touched by fate
To hell with the past, my future's great
It all starts today
I'll be a #householdname
I have a therapist
Who talks to me sometimes
"The void you feel cannot be filled up
With Restylane, or buying a building."
And the therapist who talks to me sometimes
Asked "Do you find your life fulfilling?"
So I bought a building!
And it's not the lap of luxury
But a stepping stone to the fantasy
Of Paris Couture Fashion Week
If you squint enough it's almost quaint
It just needs a hundred coats of paint
In order to look less bleak
And the rest is history
I'll launch like a cannonball
I'll make a million dollars
And I'll prove once and for all
That I'm not just a "Basic bitch
Another wannabe nouveau riche
Tipping toward a breakdown"
With my hundred thousand followers on Pinterest
Who's laughing now?
I'm touched by fate
To hell with the past, my future's great
It all starts today
I'll be a #householdname
A #householdname
I'll be a #householdname
A #householdname
I'll be a #householdname