Cover art for It’s My Fault for Being Famous by The White Stripes

It’s My Fault for Being Famous

Dec. 11, 20071 viewer

It’s My Fault for Being Famous Lyrics

[Verse 1]
She stuck a cellphone camera right into my face
With a flick of my wrist, I filled her nose with mace
The cops want to know what was wrong with me
Didn't give me a chance to explain it, see?

[Chorus]
It ain't her fault for being careless
It ain't her fault for being brainless
It ain't her fault for being hopeless
But it's my fault for being famous

[Verse 2]
I'm at the LAX, just checking my bag
When up comes a little paparazzi scumbag

I took a laptop, slapped him upside his head
The cops want to know why I left him for dead

[Chorus]
It ain't his fault for being nameless
It ain't his fault for being thoughtless
It ain't his fault for being shameless
But it's my fault for being famous

[Verse 3]
I had a sweet old lady walk up to me
Wanted to get a photograph for her grandson to see
And as the digital camera lit up the place
She unloaded a chrome .45 in my face
[Chorus]
But it ain't her fault for being ruthless
Ain't her fault for being toothless
Ain't her fault for being blameless
But it's my fault for being famous

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This song is the b-side to the black vinyl 7-inch of “Conquest.” Like the White Stripes' “Take, Take, Take” from “Get Behind Me Satan,” it addresses what the public is owed by a celebrity who is just trying to mind their own business.

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December 11, 2007
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