(The) Internet Killed the Video Star Lyrics
Quick, easy, and painless
I'm a careless romantic
Wandering the streets
Luring strangers in the dark
If they follow in my footsteps
Then I'll love them all half-blind
If you want to make a scene
Then you've gotta make a scene
I'll put my hands on you
You put your hands on me
If you want to make a scene
Then you've gotta make a scene
I wasn't looking for trouble
But trouble found me
You fucked with the wrong son of a bitch
You fucked with the wrong son of a bitch
You fucked with the wrong son of a bitch
You fucked with the wrong son of a bitch
I caught you staring, it's not your fault
I killed the lights 'cause I saw it all
I caught you staring, it's not your fault
I kissed your lips, but not for too long
Told to be anxious
You're a bit out of line
Sew it up like every other time
Un-amused at the table by the bedroom
They're all mine
If you want to make a scene
Then you've gotta make a scene
You fucked with the wrong son of a bitch
You put your hands on me
I'll put my hands on you
You fucked with the wrong son of a bitch
Sew it up like every other time
So in love like every other time
The needle and thread make me shiver
The red on your hands spells out martyr
I caught you staring, it's not your fault
I killed the lights 'cause I saw it all
I caught you staring, it's not your fault
I swear to God I watched you fall
I caught you staring, it's not your fault
Your perfect picture left its mark
I caught you staring, it's not your fault
I kissed your lips, but not for too long, too long
I caught you staring, it's not your fault, too long
I caught you staring, it's not your fault, too long
Too long, too long
I kissed your lips, but not for too long
About
The title is a clear play on words on The Buggles' superhit Video Killed the Radio Star (1979).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8r-tXRLazs
Flash forward 30 years, now technology has progressed and video stars have in turn been replaced by the Internet (just think of how popular music was on MTV in the 1990s and how drastically it was scaled down after the advent of YouTube).
The article between parentheses in the title is due to the fact that the noun “Internet” in English should require the article before it, but DD,G probably wanted to maintain the play on word on the original title (Video Killed the Radio Star, and not The Video Killed the Radio Star). So they found this compromise to keep the structure of the original title while still using proper grammar.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
- 6.Fame
- 7.(The) Internet Killed the Video Star
- 10.Interlude 1