This classic 1988 song was released as the second single off the group’s debut studio album:

When we had finished making Vivid, the first single that came out was “Middle Man,” and it did okay. And we were… Read More [Intro: Malcolm X]

And during the few moments that we have left

We wanna talk right down to earth

In a language that everybody here can easily understand

[Verse 1]

Look in my eyes, what do you see?

The cult of personality

I know your anger, I know your dreams

I've been everything you wanna be

Oh, I'm the cult of personality

Like Mussolini and Kennedy

I'm the cult of personality

The cult of personality

The cult of personality

[Refrain]

Neon lights, Nobel Prize

When a mirror speaks, the reflection lies

You won't have to follow me

Only you can set me free

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 2]

I sell the things you need to be

I'm the smiling face on your TV

Oh, I'm the cult of personality

I exploit you, still you love me

I tell you one and one makes three

Oh, I'm the cult of personality

Like Joseph Stalin and Gandhi

Oh, I'm the cult of personality

The cult of personality

The cult of personality

[Refrain]

Neon lights, Nobel Prize

When a leader speaks, that leader dies

He won't have to follow me

Only you can set you free

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 3]

You gave me fortune, you gave me fame

You gave me power in your god's name

I'm every person you need to be

Oh, I'm the cult of personality

I'm the cult of, I'm the cult of

I'm the cult of, I'm the cult of

I'm the cult of, I'm the cult of

I'm the cult of, I'm the cult of personality

[Outro: John F. Kennedy & Franklin D. Roosevelt]

Ask not what your country can do for you

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself