The Fear (song)

"The Fear" (sometimes known by it's working title "I Don't Know") is the first single from Lily Allen's second studio album It's Not Me, It's You.
==LYRICS==
I want to be rich and I want lots of moneyI don’t care about clever I don’t care about funnyI want loads of clothes and fuckloads of diamondsI heard people die while they are trying to find them
I’ll take my clothes off and it will be shameless‘Cuz everyone knows that’s how you get famousI’ll look at the sun and I’ll look in the mirrorI’m on the right track yeah I’m on to a winner
[Chorus]I don’t know what’s right and what’s real anymoreI don’t know how I’m meant to feel anymoreWhen do you think it will all become clear?‘Cuz I’m being taken over by The Fear
Life’s about film stars and less about mothersIt’s all about fast cars cussing each otherBut it doesn’t matter cause I’m packing plasticand that’s what makes my life so fucking fantastic
And I am a weapon of massive consumptionand its not my fault it’s how I’m programmed to functionI’ll look at the sun and I’ll look in the mirrorI’m on the right track yeah we're on to a winner
ChorusI don’t know what’s right and what’s real anymoreI don’t know how I’m meant to feel anymoreWhen do you think it will all become clear?‘Cuz I’m being taken over by The Fear
[Bridge]Forget about guns and forget ammunitionCause I’m killing them all on my own little missionNow I’m not a saint but I’m not a sinnerNow everything's cool as long as I’m getting thinner
[Chorus]I don’t know what’s right and what’s real anymoreI don’t know how I’m meant to feel anymoreWhen do you think it will all become clear?‘Cause I’m being taken over by fear
==MUSIC VIDEO==
The music video was principally at shot at Wrest Park in Bedfordshire, England and directed by Nez. It premiered in the UK via Channel 4 on 4 December 2008. It starts off with Allen singing from a caravan window, while a clothes line on the right has underwear and a teddybear hanging from it. As she exits, her clothes are revealed to be a smock dress with a big bow and high heels; upon returning through the caravan door, the interior changes to that of a luxurious mansion, in reality an English country estate. The chorus starts and she walks down the hall, surrounded by butlers, all making synchronized moves and starting a choreography with Allen. Afterwards, she climbes the stairs and the camera cuts to the next scene, where she is sitting down in front of the mirror in an extravagant bedroom, with dresses, lamps, toys and cupcakes. The scene changes once again, with Allen walking into a room with giant, brightly coloured presents. They suddenly stand up, having two human legs, and begin to spin around, with the singer joining them. After descending the stairs and walking through the same hall she entered, she exits the estate, and the video takes down a darker, more serious tone, while the verse "Forget about guns and forget ammunition/'Cause I'm killing them all on my own little mission/Now I’m not a saint but I’m not a sinner/Now everything is cool as long as I’m getting thinner" is sung. The euphoric visual effects appear once again soon after, as the chorus takes place. Allen walks down the estate stairs, being surrounded by dancing balloons, hopping butlers and coloured fog. The camera zooms out showing the estate tied in a giant ribbon, but also grey, melancholic clouds, which contrast the cheerful party from before. Allen stated that she hoped the music video would convey parts of the song's sarcasm.
Category:UK Number 1 Singles