THEY'VE GOT A PLAN ONCE A LINE HAS BEEN CROSSED
WE'LL WANT A SCAPEGOAT AT ANY COST
THEY WANT TO BE YOU AND THEY'RE MAD THAT THEY'RE NOT
GIVE IT A TRY BUT AFRAID THEY'D GET CAUGHT

I BLAME THE PRESS AND THE FROWN THAT SHE WORE
MY STOCKS WERE RISING AS I FELL TO THE FLOOR
ONCE YOU GET A TASTE YOU'RE GONNA COME BACK FOR MORE

DON'T NEED TO BE A VILLIAN RIGHT FROM THE START
WHEN THEY CALL YOU BAD YOU'RE GONNA PLAY THE PART
DON'T NEED A BIT OF EVIL IN YOUR HEART
WHEN THEY CALL YOU BAD YOU'RE GONNA PLAY THE PART

I CAN'T RECALL HOW THE FIRST SPARK WAS LIT
AS LONG AS I REMEMBER THEY'VE BEEN CALLING ME THIS
WE NEED A BLACK HAT WHEN THE STORIES ARE READ
WITH NO ONE TO FIGHT WE'LL GO OUT OF OUR HEADS

MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER ABOUT THE CHOICE YOU MADE
AS LONG AS YOU CAN LOOK DOWN THEN YOUR EGO WILL RAISE
BUT IF YOU GOT A TASTE YOU KNOW YOU NEVER WOULD TRADE

DON'T NEED TO BE A VILLIAN RIGHT FROM THE START
WHEN THEY CALL YOU BAD YOU'RE GONNA PLAY THE PART
DON'T NEED A BIT OF EVIL IN YOUR HEART
WHEN THEY CALL YOU BAD YOU'RE GONNA PLAY THE PART

BEEN AT THIS SO LONG, I DON'T KNOW WHY
CAN'T EVEN TELL YOU IF IT'S STILL A DISGUISE
BEEN AT THIS SO LONG, I DON'T KNOW HOW
I'D EVEN START TO TURN THIS THING AROUND