LILY ALLEN - THE FEAR
I Wanna Be Rich And I Want Lots Of Money
I Don't Care About Clever
I Don't Care About Funny
I Want Loads Of Clothes And Fuck Loads Of Diamonds
I Heard People Die While They're Trying To Find Them
And I'll Take My Clothes Off And It Will Be Shameless
'Cause Everyone Knows That's How You Get Famous
I Look At The Sun And I Look In The Mirror
I'm On The Right Track
Yeah I'm On To A Winner
I Don't Know What's Right And What's Real Anymore
And I Don't Know How I'm Meant To Feel Anymore
When Do You Think It Will All Become Clear
'Cause I'm Being Taken Over By The Fear
Life's About Film Stars And Less About Mothers
It's All About Fast Cars And Cussing Each Other
But That Doesn't Matter 'Cause I'm Packing Plastic
And That's What Makes My Life So Fucking Fantastic
And I Am A Weapon Of Massive Consumption
And It's Not My Fault
It's How I'm Programmed To Function
I Look At The Sun And I Look In The Mirror
I'm On The Right Track
Yeah
We're On To A Winner
I Don't Know What's Right And What's Real Anymore
And I Don't Know How I'm Meant To Feel Anymore
When Do You Think It Will All Become Clear
'Cause I'm Being Taken Over By The Fear
Forget About Guns And Forget Ammunition
'Cause I'm Killing Them All On My Own Little Mission
I'm Not A Saint But I'm Not A Sinner
And Everything's Cool As Long As I'm Getting Thinner
I Don't Know What's Right And What's Real Anymore
And I Don't Know How I'm Meant To Feel Anymore
When Do You Think It Will All Become Clear
'Cause I'm Being Taken Over By The Fear
SONG FACTS
Writer(s): Lily Allen, Greg Kurstin
Producer(s): Greg Kurstin
Lily Allen Told The Observer Music Monthly December 2008 That This Sarcastic Indictment Of Celebrity Culture Was Inspired By "One Of Those Days When You Just Shout At The Telly, 'This Is Wrong!'" She Added That Her Fear Is "Of The World Becoming This Horrible Sterile Place. Being Scared That There's Never Going To Be Anything Real Any More That Isn't Sponsored."
Allen Told Mtv News That When It Came To Shoot The Song's Music Video At An English Country Estate Called Wrest Park, She Had Just One Thing On Her Mind. She Said Laughing: "I Wanted To Do A Dance Routine, Even Though I'm Not Really Doing A Dance Routine. Other People Are Doing It, But I'm Part Of It. I Think People Are Quite Used To Girls In This Industry Really Being Able To Move In Front Of The Camera, But I'm Just Rubbish At That Kind Of Thing."
This Song Won The Best Track Of The Year At The Virgin Media Music Awards 2010, In Which Three Million Music Fans Voted.
Allen And Her Co-Writer Greg Kurstin Won A Couple Of Ivor Novello Awards For This Hit Single-Best Song Musically And Lyrically And Most Performed Work. "This Song Is So Much About Feeling So Lost," Said Allen. "It Has Made Me Feel Quite Found All Of A Sudden." The Pair Additionally Won The Songwriters Of The Year Award At The 2010 Ceremony.