every man has a price
the only way to be true
is to make sure no one names it
if you lay my stuff out on the street
I guarantee I won't be by to claim it

Vanity runs the world
vanity runs the world

the things I hide are all that's worth seeing
I walk the line but still I cover my tracks
looking behind me you'll see nothing
as if my life is a movie
and I just walked onto the set

Vanity runs the world
vanity runs the world

my virtues I spread like feathers
colorful signs to dazzle and win
my vices are pale from the darkness
but I'd die before I'll confess my sins

Vanity runs the world
vanity runs the world