Edie Sedgwick Lyrics

You were born with a silver spoon between your teeth

But your rich father's affection was far beyond your reach

You became anorexic and needed love to make it through

So your father sent you to a mental institution in 62

You came out and met Warhol at a party in 63

He helped give you wings and made you feel free

You coloured your hair like Warhol's false hair

You became known as the platinum pair

He made you his queen of the silver screen

Your platonic love for eachother could be plainly seen

He thought you were the reincarnation of Monroe

And like Marilyn you had a troubled and tormented soul

Poor little rich girl's shining like a star

Poor little rich girl you've come so far

Nico dethroned you as Warhol's number one

Your days in Warhol's Factory were all but done

Your addiction and anorexia was driving you crazy

You were sent to a mental hospital where you aborted the baby

In 66 you left Warhol's Factory for The Chelsea

And there your love for Dylan just couldn't be

He'd secretly married Sara the year before

He wouldn't respond although you kept knocking at his door

He wrote those songs about you we all know

Did he have feelings for you he's later say no

Your addiction became out of control

And then your affair with Bob's friend sure took its toll

Poor little rich girl like a falling star

Poor little rich girl you'd come so far

See rivers of sadness in your eyes

Flowing through memories you couldn't hide

No matter what you say or what you do

All that hurt and all of the pain

Always comes back to haunt you again and again

In 67 your set fire to your room at The Chelsea

You got treated at the hospital but they could see you weren't healthy

So they sent you again to a mental institution

But with all your problems that really wasn't the perfect solution

There you met Michael and you tried to stay clean

Maybe he was your saviour the man of your dreams

You married in 71 but then returned to your old ways

You took some drink and pills and would never again see the light of day

Poor little rich girl maybe life wasn't enough

Poor little rich girl may you find peace above