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“Stay Beautiful” was one of the first tracks worked on for Generation Terrorists as it was sent in its demo form to Steve Brown to convince him to work on the album after difficulties finding a producer to work with. It was to be the first single released from the album on 29th July 1991 before the...
[Verse 1]
Find your faith in your security
All broken up at seventeen
Jam your brain with broken heroes
Love your masks and adore your failure
We're a mess of eyeliner and spraypaint
D.I.Y. destruction on Chanel chic
F your culture of consumption
This is a culture of destruction
[Chorus]
Don't wanna see your face
Don't wanna hear your words
Why don't you just-
Don't wanna see your face
Don't wanna hear your words
Why don't you just-
[Verse 2]
Babes on the run with their poisoned lips
Wrap your arms around this everlasting kiss
Clinging to your own sense of waste
All we love is lonely wreckage
Your school, your dole, and your chequebook dreams
Your clothes, your suits, and your pension schemes
Now, you say you know how we feel
But don't fall in love 'cause we hate you still
[Chorus]
Don't wanna see your face
Don't wanna hear your words
Why don't you just-
Don't wanna see your face
Don't wanna hear your words
Why don't you just-
[Outro]
Destroyed by madness, oh yeah
Destroyed by madness, oh yeah
Destroyed by madness, oh yeah
Anxiety is freedom
Stay Beautiful was written by Richey Edwards & Nicky Wire & James Dean Bradfield & Sean Moore.
Stay Beautiful was produced by Steve Brown.
Manic Street Preachers released Stay Beautiful on Mon Jul 29 1991.
Sean Moore:
It used to be called Generation Terrorists, but we thought it was too provocative a title for the first single, that’s where Stay Beautiful came in. I think that was Richey’s idea. Steve Brown [producer] took hold of it, hence that middle section, which wasn’t there; we were verse, chor...