Flame by Pete Townshend Lyrics
ANNOUNCER ON RADIO:
Number one this week, Roz Nathan with "Flame"
RUTH:
There you go, Rastus. It's Rosalind on the radio. I can't wait to see Ray's face
RASTUS:
Yeah, well I can't wait to see Rosalind's fuckin' face. Of course, I won't, will I? Because it's you, isn't it, eh? You! You were Rosalind, that picture was of you! You dirty cow! Well, you couldn't have been older than, what, fourteen? No wonder Ray started writing to you
RUTH:
How did you find out? Oh, of course, the witch's teats. Me and a couple of girls at school took it, we were about twelve. Ray believes Rosalind's uncle Charlie took it... by force
RASTUS:
I knew you were smart Ruth, but not that smart
RUTH:
It worked anyway, his old records are selling like mad
RASTUS:
So, uh, he wrote your song, then?
RUTH:
That would be telling
You shone a light to follow
Knowing I would
You graced me with a precious gift
That no one else could
Touched by your presence, I surrender
You gave me a lead and I was a follower
A quest to succeed, I am a discoverer
Oh, flame, you set me on fire
Nothing can take me any higher
I'm fueled on emotion and full of desire
Flame, show me the way
You gave me a lead and I was a follower
A quest to succeed, I am a discoverer
Oh, hold on the flame and feel the power
Oh, flame, you set me on fire
Nothing can take me any higher
I'm fueled on emotion and full of desire
Flame
RUTH:
I'm not gonna turn my back on Rosalind now. You manipulated her! Careful what you say, I'll print it
RAY:
I don't give a smorgasbord about that load of old bollocks you churn out
RASTUS:
Now, now, Ray. Don't get introspective. We've got the headlines, we're back in calculator country!
RAY:
I helped her deal with her problems!
RUTH:
She doesn't have a problem. Do you?
RAY:
She knows I do. If she were here now, we could ask her, couldn't we, Rastus?
RASTUS:
Well, we could, yeah, if she was here
RAY:
Are you saying nothing I wrote helped her?
RUTH:
No. You just helped her become a fucking star
Number one this week, Roz Nathan with "Flame"
RUTH:
There you go, Rastus. It's Rosalind on the radio. I can't wait to see Ray's face
RASTUS:
Yeah, well I can't wait to see Rosalind's fuckin' face. Of course, I won't, will I? Because it's you, isn't it, eh? You! You were Rosalind, that picture was of you! You dirty cow! Well, you couldn't have been older than, what, fourteen? No wonder Ray started writing to you
RUTH:
How did you find out? Oh, of course, the witch's teats. Me and a couple of girls at school took it, we were about twelve. Ray believes Rosalind's uncle Charlie took it... by force
RASTUS:
I knew you were smart Ruth, but not that smart
RUTH:
It worked anyway, his old records are selling like mad
RASTUS:
So, uh, he wrote your song, then?
RUTH:
That would be telling
You shone a light to follow
Knowing I would
You graced me with a precious gift
That no one else could
Touched by your presence, I surrender
You gave me a lead and I was a follower
A quest to succeed, I am a discoverer
Oh, flame, you set me on fire
Nothing can take me any higher
I'm fueled on emotion and full of desire
Flame, show me the way
You gave me a lead and I was a follower
A quest to succeed, I am a discoverer
Oh, hold on the flame and feel the power
Oh, flame, you set me on fire
Nothing can take me any higher
I'm fueled on emotion and full of desire
Flame
RUTH:
I'm not gonna turn my back on Rosalind now. You manipulated her! Careful what you say, I'll print it
RAY:
I don't give a smorgasbord about that load of old bollocks you churn out
RASTUS:
Now, now, Ray. Don't get introspective. We've got the headlines, we're back in calculator country!
RAY:
I helped her deal with her problems!
RUTH:
She doesn't have a problem. Do you?
RAY:
She knows I do. If she were here now, we could ask her, couldn't we, Rastus?
RASTUS:
Well, we could, yeah, if she was here
RAY:
Are you saying nothing I wrote helped her?
RUTH:
No. You just helped her become a fucking star