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*phone rings* (Vanessa) Hello [Prince] Vanessa? (Vanessa) I'm not recording this time So how are you? [Prince] How are you? (Vanessa) Fine [Prince] Fine (Vanessa) Excuse me, but ah, what's up with your voice? [Prince] It's a special phone, a tone box (Vanessa) A tone box. Oh, l-like in the movie Barbarella [Prince] Yeah, gives me courage, you know Like a veil I can hide behind It talks at, around, through her (Vanessa) Okay, so why are you giving me an interview? [Prince] Because I want you (Vanessa) Pardon me? [Prince] To tell the truth (Vanessa) Oh, well, I will if you will For example, the first song of your opera [Prince] Ah, the opera (Vanessa) Why don't you tell me your real name [Prince] My name is Victor (Vanessa) That is not the truth and you know it How old are you? [Prince] I'm into my 5th soul now so that makes me three hundred (Vanessa) Why do you pretend to be amazed? [Prince] And twenty I'm amazed at your beauty I saw you on television (Vanessa) 320, hmm, don't sweat it, honey, I'm too young for you Although rumor has it that the crown princess of Cairo Is now a member of the NPG Are you there? [Prince] Ahem (Vanessa) Do you know that the princess is 16 years old? How 'bout this for a story: "320 year old robs the cradle" What a scandal [Prince] Scandal (Vanessa) You know, if you don't give me the real story I'll have to make one up of my own So why don't you tell me the truth - the truth - the truth Why don't you tell me the truth?