The spotlight couldn't pin her down
She burned brighter
Radio tubes couldn't hold her sound
She burned brighter
Stars just fell in the river and drowned
She burned brighter
That was me in the wings
I couldn't see that a filament is a fragile thing
She had talent from an early age
The little girl who sang everyone off the stage
She got groomed and she got signed
Did she mind?
No one thought to ask her at the time
But the spotlight couldn't pin her down
She burned brighter
Radio tubes couldn't hold her sound
She burned brighter
Stars just fell in the river and drowned
She burned brighter
That was me in the wings
I couldn't see that a filament is a fragile thing
Two hit records and a world tour
A bad girl image the artiste du jour
I got hired on to mind the road
Make sure she showed
So everybody got what they were owed
But the spotlight couldn't pin her down
She burned brighter
Radio tubes couldn't hold her sound
She burned brighter
Stars just fell in the river and drowned
She burned brighter
That was me in the wings
I couldn't see that a filament is a fragile thing
She came to me once in Amsterdam
Makeup running she just took my hand
Kissed me hard and said my name
All that pain
Looking for an eye in the hurricane
The ambulance came to a stop
She burned brighter
Flashbulbs flickered, fried and popped
She burned brighter
The sun came up and my heart dropped
She burned brighter
That was me in the wings
I couldn't see that a filament is a fragile thing
A filament is a fragile thing
A filament is a fragile thing