I've been contemplating suicide But it really doesn't suit my style So I think I'll just act bored instead And contain the blood I would've shed She makes me feel so ill at ease My heart is really on its knees But I keep a poker face so well That even mother couldn't tell That my baby's so vain She is almost a mirror And the sound of her name sends a Permanent shiver down my spine Down my spine ♪ I keep her photograph against my heart 'Cause in my life she plays, yeah, a starring part All alcohol and cigarettes There is no room for cheap regrets She makes me feel so ill at ease My heart is really on its knees But I keep a poker face so well That even mother couldn't tell That my baby's so vain She is almost a mirror And the sound of her name sends a Permanent shiver down my spine Down my spine My baby's so vain She is almost a mirror And the sound of her name sends a Permanent shiver down my spine Down my spine Down my spine Down my spine Down my spine