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I've seen your eyes as they fix on me
What is he doing
What on earth's the plan, has he got one
You better give me some pointers since you are the big rocket launcher and I'm just the shotgun
Well I ain't got no dollar signs in my eyes
That might be a surprise but it's true
I'm not like you and I don't want your advice or your praise or to move in the ways you do
And I never will
Cause all you people are vampires
And all your stories are stale
And though you pretend to stand by us
I know you're certain we'll fail
I've seen your eyes as they fix on me
Full of confusion
Your snarl is just so condescending
Try to explain that we're on to a win
If the fee we got in
Near recoups what we're spending
He said
I can't believe that you drove all that way
Well how much did they pay you, how much did they pay you?
You'd have been better to stay round our way
Thinking about things but not actually doing the things
Cause all you people are vampires
And all your stories are stale
And though you pretend to stand by us
I know you're certain we'll fail
Cause all you people are vampires
And all your stories are stale
And though you pretend to stand by us
I know you're certain we'll fail
All you people are vampires
What is he doing
What on earth's the plan, has he got one
You better give me some pointers since you are the big rocket launcher and I'm just the shotgun
Well I ain't got no dollar signs in my eyes
That might be a surprise but it's true
I'm not like you and I don't want your advice or your praise or to move in the ways you do
And I never will
Cause all you people are vampires
And all your stories are stale
And though you pretend to stand by us
I know you're certain we'll fail
I've seen your eyes as they fix on me
Full of confusion
Your snarl is just so condescending
Try to explain that we're on to a win
If the fee we got in
Near recoups what we're spending
He said
I can't believe that you drove all that way
Well how much did they pay you, how much did they pay you?
You'd have been better to stay round our way
Thinking about things but not actually doing the things
Cause all you people are vampires
And all your stories are stale
And though you pretend to stand by us
I know you're certain we'll fail
Cause all you people are vampires
And all your stories are stale
And though you pretend to stand by us
I know you're certain we'll fail
All you people are vampires
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'since you are the big rocket launcher and i'm just the shotgun' - here they're saying that they're just the ones who are making the music but that isn't as 'important' as the people who know how to get them onto the market. Then he goes on to explain that it isn't the money side of things that he's interested in ('well i ain't got no dollar signs in my eyes') and he's then saying he doesn't wanna do what the record company is telling him to do - 'i don't want your advice or your praise or to move in the ways you do', he isn't gonna do everything they are telling him in order to make some money ..
The chorus is saying that all they're interested in is making money, and like vampires, sucking the money and life out of the band before dropping them after they've exploited them as much as possible: 'and although you pretend to stand by us, i know you're certain we'll fail' Record companies are forever promising that they're always gonna have the bands interests at heart but once they've got their benefits out of it they know that the band won't be worth much more. It carries on the same theme really, like if 'if the fee you get in near recoups what we're spending' bringing in as much money as the record company are spending on publicity - money again.
And then 'He said I can't believe that you drove all that way. Well how much did they pay you, how much did they pay you? You'd have been better to stay round our way. Thinking about things but not actually doing the things' I think this is a converstaion they may have had with their manager, or someone of similar autority. They'regetting stick for going to far out places to perform gigs, and when they explain they aren't getting paid any extra for travelling the company aren't impressed. Here they're proving exactly that they aren't just in it for the mopney.
I've gone on a bit but this is one of my favourite songs and i thought i'd better get my point across lol!