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The Kinks - Destroyer (Official Audio)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Kinks
The Kinks
Performer
Dave Davies
Dave Davies
Guitar
J. Rodford
J. Rodford
Bass
Mick Avory
Mick Avory
Drums
Ian Gibbons
Ian Gibbons
Keyboards
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ray Davies
Ray Davies
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Dave Davies
Dave Davies
Producer
Ben Fenner
Ben Fenner
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Met a girl called Lola and I took her back to my place
Feelin' guilty, feelin' scared, hidden cameras everywhere
Stop, hold on
Stay in control
[Verse 2]
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' you
Wantin' you, lovin' you
[Chorus]
Paranoia, the destroyer
Paranoia, the destroyer
[Verse 3]
Well, I feel asleep then I woke, feelin' kinda queer
Lola looked at me and said, "Ooh, you look so weird"
She said, "Man, there's really something wrong with you
One day, you're gonna self-destruct
You're up, you're down, I can't work you out
You get a good thing goin' then you blow yourself out"
[Chorus]
Silly boy, you self-destroyer
Silly boy, you self-destroyer
[Verse 4]
Silly boy, you got so much to live for
So much to aim for, so much to try for
You blow it all with paranoia
You're so insecure, you self-destroyer
[Chorus]
And it goes like this, here it goes
Paranoia, the destroyer
Here it goes again
Paranoia, the destroyer
[Verse 5]
Doctor, doctor, help me please
I know you'll understand
There's a tiny device inside of me, I'm a self-destructin' man
[Verse 6]
There's a red under my bed
And there's a little green man in my head
He said, "You're not goin' crazy, you're just a bit sad
'Cause there's a man in you, gnawin' you, tearin' you into two"
[Chorus]
Silly boy, you self-destroyer
Paranoia, the destroyer
[Verse 7]
Self-destroyer, wreck your health
Destroy your friends, destroy yourself
The tiny device of self-destruction
Light the fuse and start eruption, yeah
[Chorus]
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
Written by: Ray Davies
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