Privacy Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Ain't the pictures enough, why do you go through so much
To get the stories you need, so you can bury me?
You've got the people confused, you tell the stories you choose
You try to get me to lose the man I really am
You keep on stalkin' me, invading my privacy
Won't you just let me be?
'Cause your cameras can't control, the minds of those who know
That you'll even sell your soul just to get your story sold
[Chorus]
I need my privacy, yeah, yeah
I need my privacy, yeah, yeah
So paparazzi, yeah, yeah, get away from me
Just get away from me (Yeah, yeah)
[Verse 2]
Some of you still wonder why one of my friends had to die
To get a message across, that yet you haven't heard
My friend was chased and confused like many others I knew
But on that cold winter night, my pride was snatched away
She get no second chance, she's ridiculed and harassed
Please tell me why? (Hold on) (Mercy)
Now, there's a lesson to learn, respect's not given, it's earned
Stop maliciously attackin' my integrity
Ain't the pictures enough, why do you go through so much
To get the stories you need, so you can bury me?
You've got the people confused, you tell the stories you choose
You try to get me to lose the man I really am
You keep on stalkin' me, invading my privacy
Won't you just let me be?
'Cause your cameras can't control, the minds of those who know
That you'll even sell your soul just to get your story sold
[Chorus]
I need my privacy, yeah, yeah
I need my privacy, yeah, yeah
So paparazzi, yeah, yeah, get away from me
Just get away from me (Yeah, yeah)
[Verse 2]
Some of you still wonder why one of my friends had to die
To get a message across, that yet you haven't heard
My friend was chased and confused like many others I knew
But on that cold winter night, my pride was snatched away
She get no second chance, she's ridiculed and harassed
Please tell me why? (Hold on) (Mercy)
Now, there's a lesson to learn, respect's not given, it's earned
Stop maliciously attackin' my integrity
[Chorus]
I need my privacy, yeah, yeah (Hold on)
I need my privacy, yeah, yeah (Hold on)
So paparazzi, yeah, yeah, (Mercy) just get away from me
Just get away from me (Yeah, yeah) (Slash!)
[Guitar Solo]
[Bridge]
Now, there's a lesson to learn, stories are twisted and turned
Stop maliciously attackin' my integrity (Oh, oh, hoo-hoo!)
[Chorus]
I need my privacy, yeah, yeah (Hold on, hold on now)
I need my privacy, yeah, yeah (Hold on, hold on)
So paparazzi, yeah, yeah (Oh, my, don't, don't, don't you do it) get away from me, yeah, yeah (Hold on, oh my)
I need my privacy, yeah, yeah
(Please don't do it, please, please don't do it)
I need my privacy, yeah, yeah (Get away from me, get away)
So paparazzi, yeah, yeah
(I'm tired of you stalkin', walkin', talkin', stalkin')
Get away from me, yeah, yeah
(You're just sartin' with me, brighter than me, stalkin' me, hold on, aah!)
Privacy, I need my privacy, yeah, yeah (You just, you just stop it, oh my)
Privacy, paparazzi, yeah, yeah (Privacy no, hee-hee-hee!)
Privacy, I need my privacy, yeah, yeah (My privacy, my privacy, privacy)
Privacy, get away from me, yeah, yeah (Privacy, no)
I need my privacy, yeah, yeah (Hold on)
I need my privacy, yeah, yeah (Hold on)
So paparazzi, yeah, yeah, (Mercy) just get away from me
Just get away from me (Yeah, yeah) (Slash!)
[Guitar Solo]
[Bridge]
Now, there's a lesson to learn, stories are twisted and turned
Stop maliciously attackin' my integrity (Oh, oh, hoo-hoo!)
[Chorus]
I need my privacy, yeah, yeah (Hold on, hold on now)
I need my privacy, yeah, yeah (Hold on, hold on)
So paparazzi, yeah, yeah (Oh, my, don't, don't, don't you do it) get away from me, yeah, yeah (Hold on, oh my)
I need my privacy, yeah, yeah
(Please don't do it, please, please don't do it)
I need my privacy, yeah, yeah (Get away from me, get away)
So paparazzi, yeah, yeah
(I'm tired of you stalkin', walkin', talkin', stalkin')
Get away from me, yeah, yeah
(You're just sartin' with me, brighter than me, stalkin' me, hold on, aah!)
Privacy, I need my privacy, yeah, yeah (You just, you just stop it, oh my)
Privacy, paparazzi, yeah, yeah (Privacy no, hee-hee-hee!)
Privacy, I need my privacy, yeah, yeah (My privacy, my privacy, privacy)
Privacy, get away from me, yeah, yeah (Privacy, no)
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Similar to “Leave Me Alone” and “Tabloid Junkie”, this is a song asking people to give him privacy. It is sung in a strained, almost angry voice. This is a very interesting song, with references to Princess Diana and Respect. The Song also features an interlude with slash playing an amazing guitar solo.
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Recorded At
Sony Music Studios (New York City)
Released on
October 30, 2001
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