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The Rich & the Famous MAG
(written in the voice of Johnny Depp)
I get sick of it, man,
the whispering, 
the stares, 
people who only talk about the money.
And as I walk into this 
hotel, one of those posh ones 
where they have hardwood floors 
instead of the cheap plush carpet
with coffee stains and cigarette burns, 
people stare 
like I'm some trophy, man.
And I feel their eyes trying 
to bore into me, to rip me open, 
spill my brain 
onto the oak planks, 
and prod at it, poke at it, 
see if it moves. 
The media hounds 
come, sniffing, leaving 
a trail of blood and guts 
that people stare at, 
fascinated with the horror, 
the way they stare 
at a car wreck, 
and then leave it 
for someone else to 
clean up.
And I just grab something, and 
smash it, man. 
It's one of those 
Oriental-style vases; the big 
ones that stand in the corner, 
holding bamboo, or something. 
It feels good, right 
to smash things.
The people start to back away 
like I'm someone gone insane, and I'm
gripping a piece of that damn vase 
like a dagger. I grin
as the police come, 
sirens on, lights flashing. 
I even hold out my hands as some kid 
comes, dangling the cuffs
from shaking fingers. 
You'd think they'd never arrested a 
"ce-le-bri-ty"
before.
Sitting on one of those cheap benches 
they bolt against the cinderblock 
I think, At least I got an empty cell.

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