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(A) Face In The Crowd

This version of (A) Face In The Crowd was released by The Kinks in 1975.

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Our Star doesn’t know who he is any
More. Is he the starmaker, the image
Maker, looking for material or is he
Just plain boring little Norman after
All? Perhaps he should accept that he
Is a plain ordinary bloke and not try to
Be something he is not.

(A) Face In The Crowd

I’ve got to stop faking it,
I’ve got to start facing it,
I’m going to take my final bow
Then I’m going to take my place in the crowd.
I know I’ll get used to it,
I’ve got to stop acting like a clown.

I’ve gotta start facing up to what I really am.
I’ve got to realise l’m just an ordinary man.
I think that I’ll just settle down
And take my place in the crowd.
I don’t want to lie to myself any more.

Am I just a face in the crowd, is that all I’ll ever be?
Don’t want to be anything that isn’t really me.
Mister, can you tell me who I am?
Do you think I stand out
Or am I just a face in the crowd?

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The lyrics to (A) Face In The Crowd are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that The Kinks used when the song was created in 1975. The lyrics to (A) Face In The Crowd have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only The Kinks and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

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