THE PARANOIA SONG
Maybe there’s a little paranoia creeping in
Hard to extract from the ratrace you’re living in
Consequences change but you’re sure
Once or twice you’ve played the game you realise you can’t win
Considerations falter when you’re
Hanging with gamblers with an open hand
Caressing the table
That creche is too sad
Scrambling down on all fours
Chasing the spade that ain’t yours
What about the times that we set
The safety net to knock down regret
Regulations that we met
Turbulent debt is not over yet

Some kind of wonderful’s about to fall
Can’t seem to reach out enough when you call
Feeling the knife slash through my skin
Following a fucked-up set of rules
What is this pain that I live in
Walking through gangsters with a loaded gun
Cursing the shit that I’ve left undone
Following a crowd without sense
Holding on to some innocence
What about the times that we set
The safety net to knock down regret
Regulations that we met
Turbulent debt is not over yet

Maybe there’s a little paranoia creeping in
Hard to extract from the ratrace you’re living in
Consequences change but you’re sure
Once or twice you’ve played the game you realise you can’t win
Considerations falter when you’re
Hanging with gamblers with an open hand
Caressing the table
That creche is too sad
Scrambling down on all fours
Chasing the spade that ain’t yours
What about the times that we set
The safety net to knock down regret
Regulations that we met
Turbulent debt is not over yet

Hanging with gamblers with an open hand
Caressing the table
That creche is too sad
Scrambling down on all fours
Chasing the spade that ain’t yours
What about the times that we set
The safety net to knock down regret
Regulations that we met
Turbulent debt is not over yet

Words by Emma Williams. Copyright ℗ 2003 E & G Music.

Lyrics by E. Williams.
Music by E. Williams/G. Davies.
This arrangement by E. Williams/G. Davies/J. Ings/A. McGill.

Recorded, engineered and produced by Joe Ings and Amy McGill.

Performers:

Emma Williams – voices
George Davies – guitars, bass
Joe Ings – synths, drum programming
Amy McGill – synths, drum programming

Fun Facts:

• This song is in the key of A.
• The electric band of Clonk! with four members attempted to learn The Paranoia Song.
• It was never performed live as an unplugged acoustic open mic song.