“Rock Star” is the 12th and final song on Live Through This. The original title of the song is “Olympia.” After the album artwork had been printed, the band decided to replace “Rock Star,” which is actually a different song, with “Olympia.” Because of this last minute switch, “Olympia” is known as “...
[Intro]
Well, I went to school, oh
Well, I went to school, aha
[Verse 1]
Well, I went to school in Olympia
And everyone's the same
What do you do with a revolution?
(They just forget your name!)
When I went to school in Olympia
And everyone's the same
We look the same, we talk the same
Yeah
[Chorus]
Don't you, please
Make me real, fuck you
Make me sick, fuck you
Make me real, fuck you
[Verse 2]
Well, I went to school in Olympia
And everyone's the same
And so are you in Olympia
And everyone's the same
We look the same, we talk the same, yeah, yeah
We even fuck the same
Well, I went to school in Olympia
[Chorus]
Don't you, please
Make me real, come on
Make me sick, come on
Make me real, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Bridge]
(Do it for the kids)
Do it for the kids, yeah (Do it, do it, do it, do it)
Do it for the kids, yeah (Do it for the kids)
Do it for the kids, yeah (Do it, do it, do it, do it)
Do it for the kids, yeah (Do it for the kids)
Do it, do it, do it, do it
Do it for the kids
([?])
[Outro]
(No-no, we're not done!)
Well, I went to school in Olympia
([?] fascist, sexist pigs are we)
(Bye bye, goodbye)
Bye
Bye bye, goodbye
Rock Star was written by Courtney Love & Eric Erlandson.
Rock Star was produced by Sean Slade & Paul Q. Kolderie.