We’re the Pet Shop Boys

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11th track of Rudebox. Robbie said: “I just love the fact that the Pet Shop Boys covered it, it is not one of their songs and I love the irony of me covering a cover.… Read More

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We’re the Pet Shop Boys Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Suburbia's a slipstream to a memory
Of a time when you were close to me
I pretend
I'm there again
I close my eyes and see you
Better than before
Then I feel you touch me
And it's 1984
I know what you will say
Before you start
In my heart

[Chorus]
We're the Pet Shop Boys
We're the Pet Shop Boys
We're the Pet Shop Boys
We're the Pet Shop Boys

[Verse 2]
Every thought's a fashion
Or a crime
And every boy is just
A waste of time
But I pretend
It was different then
Maybe it's a habit
Maybe it's a sin
But I find out when I try it on
It crawls beneath my skin
Once it gets inside me
It won't go
Now I know

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[Chorus]
We're the Pet Shop Boys
We're the Pet Shop Boys
We're the Pet Shop Boys
We're the Pet Shop Boys

[Spoken Interlude]
Rent
Shopping
Being boring
It's alright
It's a sin
I'm not scared
In denial
I want a dog
I want a lover
Can you forgive her?
Do I have to?

[Interlude]
What have I? What have I?
What have I done to deserve this?
What have I? What have I?
What have I done to deserve this?

[Chorus]
We're the Pet Shop Boys
We're the Pet Shop Boys
We're the Pet Shop Boys
We're the Pet Shop Boys

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11th track of Rudebox.

Robbie said: “I just love the fact that the Pet Shop Boys covered it, it is not one of their songs and I love the irony of me covering a cover. Above all that the romance for me in this song is paramount. Did I feel like a Pet Shop Boy when I was recording it? Yes, absolutely (said with a big smile). Chris Heath (the person who co-wrote Feel, my autobiography, with me) played it to me and I fell in love with it. I must say, when I’ve listened to it back and when I get a chance to sing it, the ‘What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this’ bit sends shivers down my spine everytime it comes up. It’s a sense of history, yours and mine, and those particular lyrics really affect me. It’s an honour to do it. I love the Pet Shop Boys and I was pleased to learn that amongst pop genii I can hold my own.”