The Kinks - Destroyer

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Met a girl called Lola and I took her back to my place
Feelin` guilty, feelin` scared, hidden cameras everywhere
Stop! Hold on. Stay in control

Girl, I want you here with me
But I`m really not as cool as I`d like to be
`Cause there`s a red, under my bed
And there`s a little yellow man in my head
And there`s a true blue inside of me
That keeps stoppin` me, touchin` ya, watchin` ya, lovin` ya

Paranoia, the destroyer.
Paranoia, the destroyer.

Well I fell asleep, then I woke feelin` kinda` queer
Lola looked at me and said, "ooh you look so weird."
She said, "man, there`s really something wrong with you.
One day you`re gonna` self-destruct.
You`re up, you`re down, I can`t work you out
You get a good thing goin` then you blow yourself out."

Silly boy ya` self-destroyer. Silly boy ya` self-destroyer

Silly boy you got so much to live for
So much to aim for, so much to try for
You blowing it all with paranoia
You`re so insecure you self-destroyer

(And it goes like this, here it goes)
Paranoia, the destroyer
(Here it goes again)
Paranoia, the destroyer

Dr. Dr. help me please, I know you`ll understand
There`s a time device inside of me, I`m a self-destructin` man
There`s a red, under my bed
And there`s a little green man in my head
And he said, "you`re not goin` crazy, you`re just a bit sad
`Cause there`s a man in ya, knawin` ya, tearin` ya into two."

Silly boy ya` self-destroyer.
Paranoia, the destroyer

Self-destroyer, wreck your health
Destroy your friends, destroy yourself
The time device of self-destruction
Light the fuse and start eruptin`

(Yea, it goes like this, here it goes)
Paranoia, the destroyer
(Here`s to paranoia)
Paranoia, the destroyer
(Hey hey, here it goes)
Paranoia, the destroyer
(And it goes like this)

Paranoia, the destroyer
(And it goes like this.)

Release History

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03 January 1989

Come Dancing / Destroyer / Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy

1. Come Dancing (3:55)
2. Destroyer (3:48)
3. Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy (4:59)

24 October 2000

Come Dancing With The Kinks: The Best Of The Kinks 1977-1986

1. Come Dancing (3:55)
2. Low Budget (4:48)
3. Catch Me Now I'm Falling (5:60)
4. A Gallon Of Gas (4:28)
5. (Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman (Disco Edit) (5:60)
6. Sleepwalker (4:05)
7. Full Moon (3:53)
8. Misfits (4:43)
9. A Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy (5:00)
10. Do It Again (4:13)
11. Better Things (2:59)
12. Lola (Live) (5:39)
13. You Really Got Me (Live) (3:40)
14. Good Day (4:35)
15. Living On A Thin Line (4:17)
16. Destroyer (3:48)
17. Don't Forget To Dance (4:40)
18. Father Christmas (3:43)

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1981

Destroyer

1. Destroyer (3:48)
2. Better Things (2:59)

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1982

Destroyer / Art Lover / Add It Up / Killers Eyes

1. Destroyer (3:48)
2. Art Lover (3:22)
3. Add It Up (3:15)
4. Killer's Eyes (4:41)

26 August 1981

Give the People What They Want

1. Around The Dial (3:40)
2. Give The People What They Want (4:07)
3. Killer's Eyes (4:41)
4. Predictable (3:21)
5. Add It Up (3:15)
6. Destroyer (3:48)
7. Yo-Yo (4:12)
8. Back To Front (3:16)
9. Art Lover (3:22)
10. A Little Bit Of Abuse (3:47)
11. Better Things (2:59)

0000-00-00

Paranoia & Destroyer

1. Destroyer (3:48)
2. Low Budget (4:48)
3. Apeman (2:10)
4. Sleepwalker (4:05)
5. Art Lover (3:22)
6. Come Dancing (3:55)
7. Medly: A Gallon Of Gaa
8. Thank Visual
9. Living On A Thin Line (4:17)
10. A Well Respected Man (2:42)
11. It (She Wants It)
12. Guilty (4:14)
13. All Day & All Of The Night (2:23)
14. You Really Got Me (1:53)
15. Cellulouid Heroes
16. Lola (3:16)

08 December 2008

Picture Book

1. [Brian Matthew introduces The Kinks] (0:08)
2. Dedicated Follower Of Fashion (3:01)
3. Heart Of Gold (4:03)
4. Love Me Till The Sun Shines (3:16)
5. Skin & Bone (3:40)
6. Sleepless Nights (3:18)
7. Alcohol (5:16)
8. Come Dancing (3:55)
9. Father Christmas (3:43)
10. She's Got Everything (3:10)
11. The Village Green Preservation Society (2:54)
12. You Really Got Me (1:53)
13. Big Sky (2:51)
14. Celluloid Heroes (4:30)
15. I'm A Hog For You Baby (1:41)
16. Misfits (4:43)
17. Mr. Reporter (3:56)
18. State Of Confusion (3:42)
19. Do It Again (4:13)
20. I Believed You (1:57)
21. King Kong (3:26)
22. Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy (4:59)
23. Sitting in My Hotel Room (3:23)
24. Sunny Afternoon (3:34)
25. A Little Bit of Emotion (4:52)
26. Drivin' (3:10)
27. I'm Not Like Everybody Else (3:29)
28. Living On A Thin Line (4:17)
29. Long Tall Sally (2:13)
30. Supersonic Rocket Ship (3:31)
31. Attitude (3:49)
32. I Don't Need You Anymore (2:11)
33. Some Mother's Son (3:29)
34. Summer's Gone (3:54)
35. This Is Where I Belong (2:24)
36. You Don't Know My Name (2:37)
37. Hidden Quality (3:04)
38. How Are You (4:31)
39. One Of The Survivors (4:31)
40. Rosy Won't You Please Come Home (2:34)
41. Stop Your Sobbing (2:08)
42. Victoria (3:39)
43. A Gallon Of Gas (4:28)
44. I Gotta Move (2:24)
45. Shangri - La (5:26)
46. Sitting In The Midday Sun (3:45)
47. The Road (6:14)
48. Too Much On My Mind (2:29)
49. Arthur (5:27)
50. Catch Me Now I'm Falling (5:60)
51. Don't Ever Let Me Go (2:22)
52. Million Pound Semi-Detached (4:12)
53. Session Man (2:14)
54. Sweet Lady Genevieve (3:28)
55. All Day & All Of The Night (2:23)
56. Daylight (3:22)
57. Down All the Days (Til 1992) (4:58)
58. End Of The Season (3:01)
59. Got To Be Free (2:59)
60. Nuclear Love (2:40)
61. Dead End Street (3:18)
62. Duke (3:30)
63. Lola (3:16)
64. Mirror Of Love (3:29)
65. The Informer (4:03)
66. Tired Of Waiting For You (2:30)
67. Artificial Man (5:31)
68. Come On Now (1:45)
69. Get Back In The Line (3:06)
70. Maybe I Love You (3:14)
71. Phobia (5:18)
72. Village Green (2:09)
73. Only A Dream (5:06)
74. Preservation (3:38)
75. Stolen Away Your Heart (3:00)
76. The Moneygoround (1:43)
77. There's a New World Opening for Me (2:29)
78. Two Sisters (2:02)
79. David Watts (2:33)
80. Drift Away (5:04)
81. Ev'rybody's Gonna Be Happy (2:19)
82. Low Budget (4:48)
83. Slum Kids (6:28)
84. Strangers (3:20)
85. Apeman (2:10)
86. Better Things (2:59)
87. Holiday Romance (3:16)
88. Mister Pleasant (2:60)
89. Scattered (4:14)
90. Who'll Be The Next In Line (2:04)
91. (A) Face In The Crowd (2:20)
92. Destroyer (3:48)
93. Do You Remember Walter? (3:43)
94. God's Children (3:16)
95. Time Will Tell (2:37)
96. Waterloo Sunset (2:07)
97. Death Of A Clown (3:05)
98. No More Looking Back (4:27)
99. Set Me Free (2:13)
100. The Way Love Used To Be (2:11)
101. To The Bone (4:30)
102. Yo-Yo (4:12)
103. Art Lover (3:22)
104. I Need You (2:24)
105. Lavender Hill (2:59)
106. Moments (2:57)
107. Sleepwalker (4:05)
108. Good Luck Charm (1:41)
109. Long Distance (5:22)
110. Muswell Hillbilly (4:58)
111. See My Friends (2:44)
112. The Poseur (2:52)
113. Autumn Almanac (3:04)
114. Oklahoma USA (2:40)
115. Wait Till The Summer Comes Along (2:09)
116. 20th Century Man (5:54)
117. I Go To Sleep (2:44)
118. Susannah's Still Alive (2:21)
119. A Little Bit Of Sunlight (1:52)
120. Animal Farm (2:59)
121. Here Come The People In Grey (3:45)
122. Rosemary Rose (1:47)
123. This I Know (2:03)
124. A Well Respected Man (2:42)
125. Berkeley Mews (2:25)
126. Lincoln County (3:12)
127. This Strange Effect (2:35)
128. Milk Cow Blues (3:42)
129. Picture Book (2:35)
130. Days (2:52)
131. Ring The Bells (2:22)
132. I'm On An Island (2:53)
133. Misty Water (3:10)
134. Till The End Of The Day (2:18)
135. Where Have All The Good Times Gone (2:49)
136. All Night Stand (1:54)
137. And I Will Love You (2:20)
138. Sittin' On My Sofa (3:05)

09 December 1987

The Road

1. The Road (6:14)
2. Destroyer (3:48)
3. Apeman (2:10)
4. Come Dancing (3:55)
5. Art Lover (3:22)
6. Clichés Of The World (B Movie) (5:18)
7. Think Visual (3:11)
8. Living On A Thin Line (4:17)
9. Lost And Found (5:19)
10. It (6:56)
11. Around The Dial (3:40)
12. Give The People What They Want (4:07)