It was never easy being close to you But we could always strike a truce Using all your friends as means to an end A selfish rewrite of every weekend Always an avid fan of obscurity Except when asked about your personality I hope you’re different now Nobody’d put up with anything else anyhow Illuminate the world in selfish light A control freak on a winning streak You’ve been playing the part of someone else from the start You couldn’t really call that acting art You can paint yourself from memory Right onto the movie screen You’re the biggest man you could ever be Though nobody else seems to agree I hope you’re different now Nobody’d put up with anything else anyhow Illuminate the world in selfish light A control freak on a winning streak I hope you’re different now Nobody’d put up with anything else anyhow Illuminate the world in selfish light A control freak on a winning streak