Flame (demo) Songtext
von Pete Townshend

Dear Rosalind
Thanks for the new tape
You did my song very well

But be careful
Celebrities believe their actions affect the behaviour of their fans
It is a conceit the press reinforce
They suggest they entrust their precious
Readers into the hands of the performer
But it′s really the performer who entrusts his audience to the press
You must serve the press as well as the audience


For me, a journalist called Ruth Streeting has
Become a symbol for the press and the establishment
They can't accept that a shit like me has value
I′ve always needed to make the crowd
Look away from the beautiful toward me
The more distasteful Ruth Streeting finds that need
The more driven I am to perform especially for her
Her disgust is the most powerful motivator of the artist in me

And as this is the last time I'm writing to you, I can tell you now
Something I can hardly believe has happened
I have fallen in love with her