[Verse 1: Anders SG]
You never listen to a word that I say
You only see me for the clothes that I wear
Oh, did the interest go so much steeper?
It must have been the colour of my hair

[Chorus: Anders SG]
The public image
The public image
The public image

[Verse 2: Anders SG]
What you wanted was never made clear
Behind the image was cigarettes and fear
You hide behind this public machine
Still a part of the same old sheen

[Chorus: Anders SG]
The public image
The public image
The public image

[Verse 3: Anders SG]
Two sides to every story
Somebody had to stop me
I'm not the same as when I began
I won't be treated as property
[Chorus: Anders SG]
The public image
The public image
The public image

[Verse 4: Anders SG]
Two sides to every story
Somebody had to stop me
I'm not the same as when I began
It's not a game of Monopoly

[Chorus: Anders SG]
The public image
The public image
The public image