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Destroyer

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Destroyer was released on August 15, 1981 by Sanctuary Records as a part of the album Give the People What They Want

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

The Kinks

Performer

Dave Davies

Guitar

J. Rodford

Bass

Mick Avory

Drums

Ian Gibbons

Keyboards

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Ray Davies

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Dave Davies

Producer

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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