shedding my velvet

Jack White

I'm shedding my velvet, can't you see?
This is the real me
I'm not as bad as I was, but I'm not as good
As I can be, as I can be

Think horses, not zebras when you hear the sound
Of hooves on the ground
You are a heliotrope who loves the sun
As it goes 'round and 'round, 'round and 'round

The noblesse oblige you sense is mine
When I convey my lines
"Better to illuminate than merely to shine"
You say this all the time and you're right

"Better to illuminate than merely to shine"
You say this all the time and you're right