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The Greek is quickly headin' for the second floor. / She passes him on the spiral staircase, / Thinkin' he's the Soviet ambassador.

The Greek in the song is a mysterious character wrestling with his demons just before the eruption of a nearby volcano. The Greek in the photo, on the other hand, is Kostas Kenteris, the sprinter who blazed his way to an improbable victory in the 200 meter race at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney. He has been dogged by doping allegations ever since.