At the record company meeting
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On their hands - a dead star
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And ooh, the plans that they weave
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And ooh, the sickening greed
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At the record company party
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On their hands - a dead star
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The sycophantic slags all say:
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"I knew him first, and I knew him well"
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Re-issue! Re-package! Re-package!
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Re-evaluate the songs
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Double pack with a photograph
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Extra Track (and a tacky badge)
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A-list, playlist
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"Please them, please them!"
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"please them, please them!"
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(sadly, THIS was your life)
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But you could have said no
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If you'd wanted to
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BPI, MTV, BBC
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"Please them!, Please them!"
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(sadly, this was your life)
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But you could have said no
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If you'd wanted to
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You could have walked away...couldn't you?
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I touched you at the soundcheck
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You had no real way of knowing
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In my heart I begged "please, take me with you...
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I don't care where you're going..."
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But to you I was faceless
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I was fawning, I was boring
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Just a child from those ugly new houses
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Who could never begin to know
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Who could never really know
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Best of! Most of!
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Satiate the need
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Slip them into different sleeves!
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Buy both, and be deceived
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Climber - new entry, re-entry
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World tour! ("media whore")
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"Please the Press in Belgium!"
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(THIS was your life...)
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And when it fails to recoup?
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Well, maybe:
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You just haven't earned it yet, baby
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I walked a pace behind you at the soundcheck
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You're just the same as I am
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What makes most people feel happy
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Leads us headlong into harm
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So, in my legs down to the knees
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But me and my `true love'
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We will never meet again...
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At the record company meeting
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On thier hands - at last! - a dead star!
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But they cannot taint you in my eyes
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No, they cannot touch you now
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No, they cannot hurt you my darling
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They cannot touch you now
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But me and my `true love'
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Will never meet again
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Paint A Vulgar Picture
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| The Smiths |
