The way this song speaks to me🥺🥺when I sing it I feel like I relate
You live in a world of excess
Where more is more and less is much less
A day without fame is a waste
And a question of need is a question of taste
You're so flamboyant the way you look
It gets you so much attention
Your sole employment is getting more
You want police intervention
You're so, flamboyant the way you live
You really care that they stare
And the press deployment
Is always there, It's what you do for enjoyment
You live in a time of decay
When the worth of a man is how much he can play
Every day all the public must know
Where you are, what you do
Cause your life is a show and
You're so flamboyant the way you live
And it's not even demeaning
You're so flamboyant It's like a drug
You use to give your life meaning
You're so flamboyant The way you look
It gets you so much attention
Your sole employment Is getting more
You want police intervention
Every actor needs
An audience
Every action is
A performance
It all takes courage you know it
Just crossing the street well, it's almost heroic
You're so flamboyant
There you are, at another preview
In a pose, the artist and you
To look so loud may be considered tacky
Collectors wear black clothes by Issay Miake
You're so flamboyant the way you look
It gets you so much attention
Your sole employment is getting more
You want police intervention
You're so flamboyant
The way you live
You really care that they stare
And the press deployment
Is always there
It's what you do for enjoyment
You're so flamboyant
You're so flamboyant
Where more is more and less is much less
A day without fame is a waste
And a question of need is a question of taste
You're so flamboyant the way you look
It gets you so much attention
Your sole employment is getting more
You want police intervention
You're so, flamboyant the way you live
You really care that they stare
And the press deployment
Is always there, It's what you do for enjoyment
You live in a time of decay
When the worth of a man is how much he can play
Every day all the public must know
Where you are, what you do
Cause your life is a show and
You're so flamboyant the way you live
And it's not even demeaning
You're so flamboyant It's like a drug
You use to give your life meaning
You're so flamboyant The way you look
It gets you so much attention
Your sole employment Is getting more
You want police intervention
Every actor needs
An audience
Every action is
A performance
It all takes courage you know it
Just crossing the street well, it's almost heroic
You're so flamboyant
There you are, at another preview
In a pose, the artist and you
To look so loud may be considered tacky
Collectors wear black clothes by Issay Miake
You're so flamboyant the way you look
It gets you so much attention
Your sole employment is getting more
You want police intervention
You're so flamboyant
The way you live
You really care that they stare
And the press deployment
Is always there
It's what you do for enjoyment
You're so flamboyant
You're so flamboyant
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Flamboyant Lyrics as written by Neil Tennant Christopher Lowe
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