Fotogenic lyrics

See the picture on the wall

smilin' just for you.

She's perfection, not a flaw,

tested, tried and true.

Such a lovely prize you've won,

see those dreamy eyes.

Everything to everyone,

no one knows the picture lies.

She's photogenic, photogenic,

charismatic, symbolically yours,

photogenic, photogenic,

charismatic, symbolically yours.

Touch-up man worked overtime

did the camera proud.

Lighting had to be sublime

to sell her image to the crowd.

She's photogenic, photogenic,

charismatic, symbolically yours,

photogenic, photogenic,

charismatic, symbolically yours.

It's a face that launched 

a thousand broken hearts.

She'll fulfill your dream, 

she plays a thousand parts.

Such mystery behind her frozen stare.

She cannot give, she cannot love

'cause she's not really there.

Photogenic, photogenic,

charismatic, symbolically yours,

photogenic, photogenic,

charismatic, symbolically yours.

Photogenic, photogenic,

charismatic, symbolically yours,

Cannot give, cannot give,

the picture on the wall.

• Artist:Ellen Shipley
• Album:Breaking Through the Ice Age (1980)