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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Placebo
Placebo
Performer
Brian Molko
Brian Molko
Vocals
Robert Schultzberg
Robert Schultzberg
Drums
Stefan Olsdal
Stefan Olsdal
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Brian Molko
Brian Molko
Songwriter
Stefan Olsdal
Stefan Olsdal
Songwriter
Robert Schultzberg
Robert Schultzberg
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Brad Wood
Brad Wood
Producer
Ed Kenehan
Ed Kenehan
Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
The means are right for taking
Fade to gray
Trying to be ruthless
In the face of beauty
[Verse 2]
In this matrix
It's plain to see
It's either you or me
Bruise
Pristine
Serene
We were born to lose
[Verse 3]
Cast a lie with a velvet glove
Reading like an open book
In the hands of love
[Verse 4]
In this matrix
It's plain to see
It's either you or me
Bruise
Pristine
Serene
We were born to lose
[Verse 5]
Means in life are taken
Fade to gray
Trying to be ruthless
In the face of beauty
[Verse 6]
In this matrix
It's plain to see
It's either you or me
Bruise
Pristine
Serene
We were born to lose
Written by: Brian Molko, Robert Schultzberg, Stefan Olsdal

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