Baba Brinkman - Stand Buy Me lyrics

I'm in love with love itself, and nothin' else I got some sk**s but I still feel like I'm covered in filth I suffer in silence as science struggles to discover the wonder pill Or five-hundred-mil 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 self-promotion I kneel with a child's 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 cauldron's flames And I know you'll probably say that it's 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 doesn't starve So my love is under guard and locked in the yard I'm talkin' hard, barkin' like a dog or a prisoner Afraid to admit that all I want is a visitor That isn't a business call or product distributor But the path is blocked like a neurotransmitter inhibitor I don't want to be free; I want you to buy me Or at least sample me; come on, try me Where's your brand loyalty? Stand by me ‘Cause I let my livelihood define me I'm probably dense – obviously I've got a lot less common sense than a lot of men Trapped in a state of REM I can't 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 top-ten CD I'm an MC that flows with a lot of intensity But when it comes to promotions there's no one as dense as me With anti-social tendencies my over-dependence 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 didn't 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 I'm singin' the blues I don't want to be free; I want you to buy me Or at least sample me; come on, try me Where's your brand loyalty? Stand by me ‘Cause I let my livelihood define me It's a no-brainer; I can't say it any plainer I'm from the olden days, a golden-age entertainer I stole a page from my favourite book when I was an English major And translated it, so I'm known as an innovator I'm 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 I'm 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 I'd 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 I'm ignored at shows with forty-five Seats where four or five people compete For the door prize, just ‘cause I'm disorganized I don't want to be free; I want you to buy me Or at least sample me; come on, try me Where's your brand loyalty? Stand by me ‘Cause I let my livelihood define me