You read the papers today?
I read the news today, oh, boy
About a tragic comedy
Newspaper hinted suicide
The letter head read, "Dear Johnny"
A tainted truth was all it said
Sleep tight now that you've made your bed
An arrow that once pierced your heart
Points to the apple on your head
Three sides to every story
Yours, mine and Monday morning's
Cupid's dead, headlines read
Cupid's dead
Cupid's dead, headlines read
Cupid's dead
Oh, Romeo, oh, Romeo
Where did our love go, Romeo?
If you read between the headlines
You wouldn't be the last to know
No mystery yet to unfold
A paperboy left in the cold
A love was said to never die
Withered away and just got old
Our top story tonight is a crime of passion
The victim, an unidentified man
Is found in bed wearing only a diaper
Holding a bow an arrow in one hand
And clutching a letter in the other
The letter simply read, "Cupid's Dead"
Extra, extra, extra
Read all about it
Cupid's Dead
Cupid is dead, deceased
I got peace of mind
Still it's hard to forget
What it leaves behind
A lot of love lost
Your feelings are wasted
Tasted the sweetness
But now you're faced with
The thought of being alone
Nor more companionship
You can handle it
Just abandon it, leave it behind
And look for the brighter day
Give it some time
'Cause it won't come right away
You gotta be standing strong
Hold on to your dignity
Don't sit around
Saying, "Look what ya did to me"
It's time to move on
You gotta continue
To look for a love
Of a life that's within you
Cupid is dead now
It's time to rely on
Yourself to cope
You got no shoulder to cry on
Dead

Extreme

Extreme is an American rock band, currently headed by frontman Gary Cherone and guitarist Nuno Bettencourt. The band reached the height of their popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s with original line-up Gary Cherone, Nuno Bettencourt, Paul Geary and Patrick Badger.

Among some of Extreme’s musical influences are Van Halen, Queen, Aerosmith and Led Zeppelin. The band played at The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in 1992. Geary left the group in 1994 to form an artist management company, and Cherone joined Van Halen in 1996. The band has described their music as “funky metal” in the early days, but it would evolve much more in the mid-1990s by blending classic rock influences with post-grunge and alternative rock.

They have released five studio albums, two EPs (in Japan) and two compilation albums since their formation. The band was one of the most successful rock acts of the early 1990s, selling over 10 million albums worldwide. Extreme achieved their greatest success with their 1990 album Pornograffitti, which peaked at number 10 on the Billboard 200, and was certified gold in May 1991 and double platinum in October 1992. That album featured the acoustic ballad single “More Than Words”, which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.