Big John Shaft
Hollywood Reflections: Belle and Sebastian's Cinematic Melody
Lyrics
I'll make another movie
I will create another film.
The same on as the year before
The same one as the previous year.
Take a tired idea
I'll take a worn-out idea.
Put it in the hands of Hollywood
Place it in the hands of Hollywood.
I need to talk to someone
I feel the need to converse with someone.
I've been living someone else's life
I've been living a life that belongs to someone else.
I don't get no mail at my house anymore
I no longer receive mail at my home.
My manager's my bride
My manager is like a spouse to me.
I'm sitting on a jet plane
I am currently on a jet plane.
I'll see my baby soon enough
I will reunite with my baby soon.
I won't take her to the movie
I won't take her to the movies.
I'm worried that the lines become all blurred
I'm concerned that the boundaries between reality and fiction are becoming unclear.
I couldn't help but feeling something
I couldn't help but sense something.
When the boss told us to act that way
When the boss instructed us to behave in a certain way.
I'm ashamed of my profession
I feel ashamed of my profession.
I would do the same again
I would make the same choices again.
I'll make another movie
I will create another film.
Same one as the year before
The same one as the previous year.
I'm looking for a story
I am searching for a story.
Something ludicrous to come up from the street
Something absurd or outrageous to emerge from the streets.
I won't play another heavyweight
I refuse to play another heavyweight character.
I won't play another big John Shaft
I won't play another character similar to Big John Shaft.
Put me in a frock and leave me to recite
Dress me in a frock and let me recite lines.
Maybe my career will die
Perhaps my career will come to an end.
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