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
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' ya, watchin' ya, lovin' ya
paranoia, need destroyer. paranoia, they destroy ya'
well i fell 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, get down, i'll come work you out
you get a good thing goin' then you blow yourself out
silly boy ya' self-destroyer. silly boy ya' self-destroyer
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
(and it goes like this, here it goes) paranoia, they destroy ya
(here it goes again) paranoia, they destroy ya
dr. dr. help her please i know you'll understand
there's a time device inside of me i'm a self-destructin' man
there's a red, under my bed
and there's a little green man in my head
and said you're not goin' crazy, you're just a bit sad
'cause there's a man in ya, knawin' ya, tearin' ya, in to to
silly boy ya' self-destroyer. paranoia, they destroy ya'
self-destroyer, wreck your health
destroy friends, destroy yourself
the time device of, self-destruction
lies, confusion, start eruption
(yea, it goes like this, here it goes) paranoia, they destroy ya
(here's to paranoia) paranoia, they destroy ya
(hey hey, here it goes) paranoia, they destroy ya
(and it goes like this)
paranoia, they destroy ya
(and it goes like this)
feelin' guilty, feelin' scared, hidden cameras everywhere
stop! hold on. stay in control
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' ya, watchin' ya, lovin' ya
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, get down, i'll come work you out
you get a good thing goin' then you blow yourself out
so much to aim for, so much to try for
you blow it all with, paranoia
you're so insecure you, self-destroyer
(here it goes again) paranoia, they destroy ya
there's a time device inside of me i'm a self-destructin' man
there's a red, under my bed
and there's a little green man in my head
and said you're not goin' crazy, you're just a bit sad
'cause there's a man in ya, knawin' ya, tearin' ya, in to to
destroy friends, destroy yourself
the time device of, self-destruction
lies, confusion, start eruption
(here's to paranoia) paranoia, they destroy ya
(hey hey, here it goes) paranoia, they destroy ya
(and it goes like this)
(and it goes like this)
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The Kinks really were giving the people what they want here. I think the references to Lola and the reuse of "All Day and All of the Night" riff ("girl, i want, you here with me" just sounds like hes about to sing adaaotn) could be seen as a bite back at those fans who only wanted that one style of song and not apreciating all of Davies' creative genious. Perhaps the anger it brings with it or even the pressure to keep making records, its making him self destruct.
Oh, and just a thought, but the red, the little yellow man, and the true blue, may be refering to the Labour party, The liberal democrats and the Tories, respectivley. Lets throw some politics in there.
Oh, and just a thought, but the red, the little yellow man, and the true blue, may be refering to the Labour party, The liberal democrats and the Tories, respectivley. Lets throw some politics in there.
That the Labour party is following him, in his mind he really should vote LimDem, but truley he is a Tory man.
That the Labour party is following him, in his mind he really should vote LimDem, but truley he is a Tory man.
Oh no. My bad. The "red under my bed" is a cold war reference, refering to the russian spies. :)
Oh no. My bad. The "red under my bed" is a cold war reference, refering to the russian spies. :)
Ok last post regarding that bit. I promise. Red under my bed = fear of communism, cold war reference True blue = someone who is loyal and dependable in any circumstances Yellow man = (ok, that one got me can't find anything about that bit)
Ok last post regarding that bit. I promise. Red under my bed = fear of communism, cold war reference True blue = someone who is loyal and dependable in any circumstances Yellow man = (ok, that one got me can't find anything about that bit)
@pumpkinsheep Yellow man could be cowardice?
@pumpkinsheep Yellow man could be cowardice?
You can clearly hear the "All Day and All Night" riff in the song!
You can clearly hear the "All Day and All Night" riff in the song!
I think this song follows on from "Lola" i.e. the Kinks song about meeting a transvestite at a Soho club. The self-destroying aspect may be due to the singer feeling ashamed etc. at having a gay sexual experience i.e. "i woke feelin kinda queer", & the paranoia that people might find out.
Does nobody else see the massive similarity in the music to 'All Day and All of the Night'?
yeah! the guitar riff is exactly the same!
yeah! the guitar riff is exactly the same!
Yeah, I agree, this is definitely about paranoia with possibly some psychosis thrown in for good measure. We did a video on this song back in the early 80's I think...Video was great and funny as heck cause no one could act..lol
It's obvious this song is about paranoia and how it can really ruin your life...
yeah this is a really good song. gee, i wonder how you got the concept that this song is about paranoia? hmmm. could it be the word paranoia appearing in the song thirteen times?
this song is about paranoia, but it is alaso the revisit to lola, to end the tale and explain what happened after
I think even though the song is about Paranoia, it also has a lot to do with depression and how depression can hold you back from doing things you want to do.
Well personally i think it may be about worrying to much about stuff and basically "paranoid" for me i can really relate to this song because in my life i tend to worry to much about things and because of that i end pushing the people i want to be with and who i want to be close with away and if it keeps going like that your basically going to end up destroying yourself because its only a matter of time before u just snap and go crazy and well "self-destruct" and "erupt"
I always thought there was a bit of political commentary in this song with "there's a red under my bed and a little yellow man in my head"
One of my favorite songs..