Beautiful Fool

Standing on your high pedestal
Not like a queen, more like the court fool.
I stand on the sidelines just to watch you fall
One false move and a tumbling fall
The spotlight's on you, getting hot?
Go on, be something that you're not!

Go on out there, beautiful fool
Put on a show from your pedestal.
Go on out there beautiful fool
Fake it until you rule the school.

The costume couture you wear hides an empty soul
But you have to keep up this facade until you reach your goal.
The stage is set, lights burning bright-
Maybe tonight will be your night.
You've gotta be perfect, it's your only shot
Get out there, give it all you've got.

Go on out there, beautiful fool
Put on a show from your pedestal.
Go on out there, beautiful fool
Fake it until you rule the school.

I stand on the sidelines just to watch you fall
And laugh when your strut's replaced by a crawl
Where's all your friends when you're at the bottom?
You lost them the same way that you got them!

Go on out there, beautiful fool
Put on a show from your pedestal.
Go on out there, beautiful fool
Fake it until you rule the school.

Go on out there, beautiful fool
The strings will tell you just what to do.
Go on out there, beautiful fool
Lose yourself, let the crowd be you.

Go on out there, beautiful fool
If you're on their side, they're not cruel.
Go on out there, beautiful fool
Who needs to be real when they can be you?

Go on out there, beautiful fool
They'll use and abuse you like you're a tool.
Go on out there, beautiful fool
And see if you really rule the school.