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Chess London movie - The Russian & Molokov/ Where I Want to be lyrics

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[MOLOKOV]<br>

The man is utterly mad -- you're playing a lunatic --<br>

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[THE RUSSIAN]<br>

That's the problem. He's a brilliant lunatic and you can't tell<br>

which way<br>

he'll jump -- like his game he's impossible to analyse -- you<br>

can't dissect<br>

him, predict him -- which of course means he's not a lunatic at<br>

all.<br>

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[MOLOKOV]<br>

What we've just seen's a pathetic display<br>

From a man who's beginning to crack<br>

He's afraid<br>

He knows he isn't the player he was<br>

And he won't get it back<br>

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[THE RUSSIAN]<br>

Nonsense!<br>

Why do my seconds<br>

Always want to believe<br>

Third-rate propaganda --<br>

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[MOLOKOV]<br>

My friend, please relax<br>

We're all on your side<br>

You know how you need us --<br>

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[THE RUSSIAN]<br>

I don't need my army of so-called 'advisors'<br>

And helpers to tell me<br>

The man who's revitalised chess single-handed<br>

Is more or less out of his brain<br>

When it's very clear<br>

He's sane<br>

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[MOLOKOV]<br>

Listen, we don't underestimate anyone<br>

We won't get caught in that trap<br>

After all, winning or losing reflects on us all --<br>

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[THE RUSSIAN]<br>

Oh don't give me that crap!<br>

I win -- no one else does<br>

And I take the rap if I lose<br>

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[MOLOKOV]<br>

It's not quite that simple<br>

The whole world's tuned in<br>

We're all on display<br>

We're not merely sportsmen --<br>

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[THE RUSSIAN]<br>

Oh please don't start spouting that old party line<br>

Yes I know it's your job but<br>

Just get out and get me a chess-playing second<br>

In thirty-six hours we begin<br>

That is if you want to win!<br>

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Who needs a dream?<br>

Who needs ambition?<br>

Who'd be the fool<br>

In my position?<br>

Once I had dreams<br>

Now they're obsessions<br>

Hopes became needs<br>

Lovers possessions<br>

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Then they move in<br>

Oh so discreetly<br>

Slowly at first<br>

Smiling too sweetly<br>

I opened doors<br>

They walked right through them<br>

Called me their friend<br>

I hardly knew them<br>

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Now I'm where I want to be and who I want to be and doing what I<br>

always said I would and yet I feel I haven't won at all<br>

Running for my life and never looking back in case there's<br>

someone<br>

right behind to shoot me down and say he always knew I'd fall.<br>

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When the crazy wheel slows down<br>

Where will I be? Back where I started.<br>

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Don't get me wrong<br>

I'm not complaining<br>

Times have been good<br>

Fast, entertaining<br>

But what's the point<br>

If I'm concealing<br>

Not only love<br>

All other feeling.<br>

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Now I'm where I want to be and who I want to be and doing what I<br>

always said I would and yet I feel I haven't won at all<br>

Running for my life and never looking back in case there's<br>

someone right behind to shoot me down and say he always knew I'd fall<br>

<br>

When the crazy wheel slows down<br>

Where will I be? Back where I started.<br>

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