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i'm ready for my closeup, mr demille

from see thru songs by The Penguin Party

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lyrics

I don't know how to start
cos I won't know when to stop
and I don't know what to say
cos I won't know what to drop

but my hands are very big
and my head is very full
and my mouth is working hard
but I'm only spitting bull
grab its horns - have a cow
cos I think I'm ready now
for my close-up

I'm ready for my close-up
Mr DeMille-again
it's time to turn my nose up at what's making me ill-again
all the craggy lines that I've carved out over time
and all the numbered greying strands and the backs of both my hands
and the stubble and the spot and the teeth I haven't got
In my close up

I didn't have the gall
for the monsters in the hall
So I hid under my bed
for a dozen years instead

watched the world from the floor
through the crack under the door
sick of choking on the fluff
i'm coming out, i've had enough

Now I'm up and I'm back
And I'm ready for my crack
At my close up

I'm ready for my close-up
Mr DeMille-again
it's time to turn my nose up at what's making me ill-again
all the craggy lines that I've carved out over time
and all the numbered greying strands and the cuts on both my hands
and the eyes that always pierce
when i don't mean to look fierce
In my close up

i'm gonna know more than your shoes
i'll show the face i couldn't bear to lose
i'm going to get some inspiration
i'm gonna switch off my playstation
i'm on a 4-star caffeine buzz
i'm only doing this for us

I'm ready for my close-up
Mr DeMille-again
it's time to turn my nose up at what's making me ill-again
all the craggy lines that I've carved out over time
and all the numbered greying strands and the backs of both my hands
and the stubble and the spot and the teeth I haven't got
In my close up

credits

from see thru songs, released January 1, 2008
Written and performed by Dave Milligan

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