Im in love with love itself, and nothin else I got some skills but I still feel like Im covered in filth I suffer in silence as science struggles to discover the wonder pill Or fivehundredmil potion designed to peel me open And melt the frozen ocean within To remind me of a time when I still felt emotion Before my life was defined by selfpromotion I kneel with a childs devotion at the altar of fame And inhale the foul smoke with open bronchial veins And a smile on my face as I stoke the cauldrons flames And I know youll probably say that its all part of the game But I still thought it was strange when I started to change And forgot my friends names reachin up to the stars Now what they are is customers who pay a cover charge And make sure my hunger for praise doesnt starve So my love is under guard and locked in the yard Im talkin hard, barkin like a dog or a prisoner Afraid to admit that all I want is a visitor That isnt a business call or product distributor But the path is blocked like a neurotransmitter inhibitor I dont want to be free I want you to buy me Or at least sample me come on, try me Wheres your brand loyalty? Stand by me Cause I let my livelihood define me Im probably dense obviously Ive got a lot less common sense than a lot of men Trapped in a state of REM I cant seem to comprehend what it takes to create An audience, and the consequence Is a lot of empty seats at shows and no Spot on MTV or topten CD Im an MC that flows with a lot of intensity But when it comes to promotions theres no one as dense as me With antisocial tendencies my overdependence On donated energy is the only pretense I need To keep me from standing in the streets Handing out leaflets to random people Which keeps me from landing on my feet And at the end of the week when my expenses exceed My income, and then some, my only excuse Is a list of the things that I didnt do A bunch of missed opportunities and lost revenues Probably cause I acted like a kid and refused To pay my limited dues, so now Im singin the blues I dont want to be free I want you to buy me Or at least sample me come on, try me Wheres your brand loyalty? Stand by me Cause I let my livelihood define me Its a nobrainer I cant say it any plainer Im from the olden days, a goldenage entertainer I stole a page from my favourite book when I was an English major And translated it, so Im known as an innovator Im energetic when I take centre stage, like a generator Venerated like a sage, enraged like a demonstrator Crazed with indignation cause my cause is so just Im dedicated to makin crowds applaud and go nuts And my shows are sensational, but nobody shows up And so my temptation is to just stop and close up Shop and go back to composing dope cuts Alone with no fuss, and ignore the drive That I was born with to perform live Id rather be poor and live a normal life Than go on tour and watch foreigners form lines And swarm like flies or hornets to the hive To hear my subordinates boring rhymes While Im ignored at shows with fortyfive Seats where four or five people compete For the door prize, just cause Im disorganized I dont want to be free I want you to buy me Or at least sample me come on, try me Wheres your brand loyalty? Stand by me Cause I let my livelihood define me
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