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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Pet Shop Boys
Pet Shop Boys
Programming
Chris Lowe
Chris Lowe
Keyboards
Neil Tennant
Neil Tennant
Vocals
Steve Walters
Steve Walters
Bass Guitar
Pete Gleadall
Pete Gleadall
Programming
Johnny Marr
Johnny Marr
Guitar
Jody Linscott
Jody Linscott
Percussion
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Chris Lowe
Chris Lowe
Songwriter
Christina Rossetti
Christina Rossetti
Songwriter
Harold Darke
Harold Darke
Songwriter
Neil Tennant
Neil Tennant
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Phillippe Rose
Phillippe Rose
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Rick Chavarria
Rick Chavarria
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Andrew Nicholls
Andrew Nicholls
Assistant Engineer
Pete Gleadall
Pete Gleadall
Engineer
Tim Young
Tim Young
Mastering Engineer
Michael Brauer
Michael Brauer
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Birthday boy
Can't explain
Christmas Eve
He's born again
On the line
Broken train
Goin' nowhere
Endless rain
Birthday boy
So afraid
Plays the machines
In the arcade
[Verse 2]
Oh baby, do you remember
He's been through all this before?
Spent the summer
Getting nowhere
Takin' all of the blame
For the city
Calculatin'
From pain comes pity
[Verse 3]
Christmas Eve
A time of joy
If you believe
In birthday boy
This time around
It's all a mistake
Is he deluded
Or just a fake?
[Verse 4]
Oh baby, do you remember
He's been through all this before?
Spent the summer
Gettin' nowhere
Takin' all of the blame
For the city
Calculatin'
From pain comes pity
[Verse 5]
If you knew his name
Would you feel the same?
If you knew his name
[Verse 6]
Birthday boy
Stands apart
As the drama's
About to start
[Verse 7]
A quick betrayal
A speedy trial
As before
Complete denial
[Verse 8]
Oh baby, do you remember
He's been through all this before?
Spent the summer
Gettin' nowhere
Takin' all of the blame
For the city
Calculating
From pain comes pity
[Verse 9]
If you knew his name
Would you feel the same?
Written by: Chris Lowe, Neil Tennant

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