loopy says he likes it up on top

yes he knows if he ever lets go

the pretty machine

will swallow him whole



he has no fear

he has no sense of shame

he will not stop

until everybody everywhere

wants to know his name



the one hit wonder

he likes the big time

he says he wants to live the kind of life

that will make the folks back home

all bitch and whine



he knows if he ever even gets the chance

he'd sell his soul

to make the monster dance

they can't hurt you unless you let them



loopy says he sure

does like the good life

yes he knows all those women who scheme

are just pretty pictures in the pretty machine



he knows if he ever even gets to try

he will bite down hard to make the monster cry

he knows if he ever even gets the chance

he'd sell his soul to make the monster dance

they can't hurt you unless you let them



i will say it again



they cannot hurt you unless you let them



loopy says he likes it up on top

he prays to god

and he hopes like hell

that the pretty machine

they will never fail



he has no fear

he doesn't really even have the time

he knows that the world is in love

with the pretty machine

(oh yeah... the pretty machine)



the one hit wonder

he likes the big time

he wants to live the kind of life

that will make the folks back home

scream, bitch and whine



he knows if he ever even gets to try

he will bite down hard to make the monster cry

he knows if he ever even gets the chance

he will sell his soul to make the monster dance

he knows if he ever even gets to play

he will stomp like god to make the monster say



they can't hurt you unless you let them

they cannot hurt you unless you let them