If you want to be free   Then I want you to be   You?re not mine anymore   You?re public property      You?re a slave to these people who   Don?t even know you   You think they adore you   They do, then they throw you away      Give the people what they want   You?ve got to give the people what they want   Got to give the people what they want   Rock star      You can shine all alone   But you still need your friends   To remind you, you're nothing   Unless you're plugged in      'Cause baby the truth is   You need their approval   To tell you you're cool   Hey, but look how you pay for it      Give the people what they want   You?ve got to give the people what they want   Got to give the people what they want   Rock star   Rock star   Rock star      Oh, is that what you are?   There must be thousands of you      So you're time is encroached now   You?re image is dumbed down   You?re full of it now   What about when it runs out      Maybe you'll come back   Yeah, maybe I?ll be here   You?re already gone so just go   'Cause they're waiting for you      Yeah, you   You?ve got to give the people what they want   Got to give the people what they   Want      Oh, is that what you are?