Celebrity Skin

Hole's most commercially successful single, being the only one to reach #1 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. The lyrics contain references to Dante Gabriel Rossetti's poem "A Superscription", and Shakespeare's "Merchant of Venice," as well as the song sharing the name of an American pornographic magazine. The lyrics were written by Courtney Love and the music was written by the band with Billy Corgan.

[Verse 1] Oh, make me over I'm all I wanna be A walking study In demonology [Chorus] Hey, so glad you could make it Yeah, now you've really made it Hey, so glad you could make it now [Verse 2] Oh, look at my face My name is Might-Have-Been My name is Never Was My name's forgotten [Chorus] Hey, so glad you could make it Yeah, now you've really made it Hey, there's only us left now [Post-Chorus] When I wake up In my makeup It's too early for that dress Wilted and faded Somewhere in Hollywood I'm glad I came here With your pound of flesh No second billing 'Cause you're a star now Oh, Cinderella, they aren't sluts like you Beautiful garbage Beautiful dresses Can you stand up or will you just fall down? [Verse 3] You better watch out Oh, what you wish for It better be worth it So much to die for [Chorus] Hey, so glad you could make it Yeah, now you've really made it Hey, there's only us left now [Post-Chorus] When I wake up In my makeup Have you ever felt so used up as this? It's all so sugarless Hooker, waitress Model, actress Oh, just go nameless Honeysuckle, she's full of poison She obliterated everything she kissed Now she's fading Somewhere in Hollywood I'm glad I came here with your pound of flesh [Outro] You want a part of me? Well, I'm not selling cheap No, I'm not selling cheap