I turned to her and I said
We'll hurl my biography
Into this whirling pool
See which way the blue ink runs
On an ocean of lenses
I'm drifting like a fool
Smouldering focus of those instant suns
And all of these
Cause and effect motion pictures
Impossible to avoid
A single image of me
It's living
On a whole subcontinent of celluloid
You'll like me
You're like me
You'll recognise my name
You'll like me
You're like me
Have a picture of me
Pointing out of frame
Now go ...
The magnifying circus
The magnifying circus
A wealth of detail is going cheap
Cause and error
Trial and effect
Isn't it enough to put you all to sleep?
But my likeness
It's to your liking
So I won't stay away
I'll be back long before you know it
To dazzle you again
I daresay
You'll like me
You're like me
You'll turn the page and watch
Your kids are eating effigies of me
Fluorescent bu*terscotch
There's a shimmering lake of real lives
It's a backdrop
It's an afterthought
Tell rite, will there be a dressing room
And will there be shadows at the airport?
This set is hotter than the Holy Land
It all beats down from above
Long golden weeks of close-ups
Cool and convincing shows of love
You'll like me
You're like me
You'll recognise my name
You'll like me
You're like me
Have a picture of me
Pointing out of frame
You'll like me
You're like me
You'll turn the page and watch
Your kids are eating effigies of me
Fluorescent bu*terscotch
If one life has been saved
By this photography session
It has been worth it