The truth is
It was hate at first sight
Starin' down the barrel of a man
With no real opinions
But with charm oozing from every pore
Just watch him glide across the floor
Does he turn left
Will he turn right?
Checks himself in the mirror
At least a thousand times a day
It's where truth collides with fiction
He stands before him
The last remaining Ginking of England
Fearless, ruthless, cheerless, clueless
But lookin' like a million dollars (Wow!)
The emperor has got new clothes
He stands accused
Of being socially inept
Some say rude, aloof
Devoid of any real truth
He lives in a world of self-doubt
Self-pity, self-loathing, self-harmThe voices inside his head
Are playing Chinese whispers
As all around him play hide and seek
But don't ask him to put a smile on that face
Or to cheer up
Don't tell him it might never happen
Because you know what
It probably already did
Maybe show him some understanding
Give him time, let him breathe
Let him live, yeah
The emperor has got new clothes
Guess what
The world ended yesterday
Today is just an action replay
And hell is wherever heaven is not
So here I stand
The well informed optimist
Who refuses to turn on
Tune in, and drop out
I refuse to lose control
I refuse to let it wash all over me
I refuse to succumb to what your vision
Of happy should look like
Because it certainly doesn't look like you
And when the sign says stop
That's when I go
Like a clean, mean
Medicated fighting machines
Who's all dressed up
And ready to disco
The emperor has got new clothes
The lyrics THE LIFE AND TIMES (OF A MAN CALLED DEPRESSION) of THE SPECIALS is also present in the album Encore (2019)
The Specials, anche conosciuti come The Special AKA, sono un gruppo musicale britannico formatosi a Coventry nel 1977. Considerati uno dei massimi esponenti del movimento 2 Tone ska britannico della fine degli anni settanta, insieme a gruppi come Madness, The Selecter e The Beat, hanno saputo coniugare il ritmo energico dello ska con testi politici e sociali che riflettevano le tensioni e le disuguaglianze dell'epoca. Il loro sound, caratterizzato da un mix di ska, rocksteady e punk, ha influenzato generazioni di musicisti e continua ad essere apprezzato per la sua energia contagiosa e il suo messaggio di speranza e cambiamento. Tra i brani più rappresentativi si ricordano «Ghost Town», «A Message to You Rudy» e «Too Much Too Young». L'album d'esordio, omonimo, del 1979 è considerato un classico del genere 2 Tone.
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