Girl, I want you here with me But I'm really not as cool as I'd like to be 'Cause there's a red under my bed And there's a little yellow man in my head And there's a true blue inside of me That keeps stoppin' me, touchin' ya, watchin' ya, lovin' ya
You're up, you're down, I can't work you out You get a good thing goin' then you blow yourself out
Silly boy, you self-destroyer Silly boy, you self-destroyer
Silly boy, you got so much to live for So much to aim for, so much to try for You're blowing it all with paranoia You're so insecure, you self-destroyer"
(And it goes like this, here it goes) Paranoia, the destroyer (Here it goes again) Paranoia, the destroyer
Doctor, doctor help me please, I know you will understand There's a time device inside of me, I'm a self-destructin' man There's a red under my bed And there's a little green man in my head And he said, "You're not goin' crazy, you're just a bit sad 'Cause there's a man in ya, gnawin' ya, tearin' ya into two"
Silly boy, you self-destroyer Paranoia, the destroyer
Self-destroyer, wreck your health Destroy your friends, destroy yourself The time device of self-destruction Light the fuse and start eruption, yeah
(Yeah, it goes like this, here it goes) Paranoia, the destroyer (Here's to paranoia) Paranoia, the destroyer (Hey hey, here it goes) Paranoia, the destroyer (And it goes like this)
Paranoia, the destroyer (And it goes like this)
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A song from the Kinks’ 1981 album, Give The People What They Want. It is nostalgic in that it is based off of previous hits for the hand like “All Day And All Of The Night” and “Lola”. The song is even based around the former song’s riff. It focuses on Ray Davie’s paranoia and difficulty to cope with it.
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