Film Noir

<br>He casts himself as an adventurer,<br>all foot on floor and hell for leather;<br>She never told him what he meant to her-<br>Perhaps that`s for the better.<br>She`s never clearly seen dividing lines<br>between real life and parts she`s chosen,<br>confuses character and rising sign,<br>sex and emotions.<br>She waits in the caravan at the side of the set<br>for the scene with her leading man<br>that he`ll not forget...<br>Things get crazy on location<br>and they had their little swing,<br>only yesterday he told her<br>that it didn`t mean a thing.<br>Chorus:She`s in love with the hero of the movie<br>but she`s lost herself on some dark trip;<br>she`s in love with being in the movie.<br>Call for action!<br>This is it:<br>The method actress and the shooting script.<br>So she waits in the caravan<br>for the film`s final scene<br>and her love/hate for the action man<br>will fill the silver screen....<br>On the dresser is the pistol,<br>in the chamber are the blanks,<br>in her pocket are the bullets,<br>with his name upon the shanks<br>Chorus.