Simulation - Róisín Murphy

It seems I should have walked away Reverse the wager I've no means to pay Toto has pulled back the green tonight, in sight And blue pills coat with such distain I've worn the shades for so long That I've forgotten how to see The curtain rises but who dares to pull the strings I know this may be hard for you to believe and all But you only exist because we allow it I've questioned all the voices in my head Are they mine or have I been misled? Total understanding don't seem to mean a thing When you can't see behind the silver screen, a figurine Can't you hear me scream? By the way of cosmic rays A subtle breakdown jarred the code display A simulation as I can tell, our cell Playing out a hopeless scene We stand to lose all our charm And faith just seems to wane A billion years can seem a stunningly short time You've been beaten down time and time again But still you find yourself at the center of it all I've questioned all the voices in my head Are they mine or have I been misled? Total understanding don't seem to mean a thing When you can't see behind the silver screen, a figurine Can't you hear me scream? You hear me, you had one thing to do, one thing And you fucked it up, piece of shit Nurse, patient 666158 needs to be sedated we need 500 cc Oh hello there, dearie I've been expecting you Posturing the way I feel Is truth only what we believe is real? Marvel the sketches that paint the night, starlight And take a breath before it's all erased away

Bijan 'bout it, 'bout it, boy Don't get caught in the moment (In the moment) Lifestyle won't change for nothing (What?) Fast life might leave you hopeless (What? Yeah) Lifestyle, I can't escape it, the simulation Lifestyle, I can't escape it, the simulation (Oh, no, no) Chandelier, dinner table, white wine (White wine) Shorty fell in love with the limelight (The limelight) Smokin' cookie-ookie, I'ma take flight Waistline BB Simons, buckle got a super shine (Glee, glee, glee) I come from the north, I'm still a super slime (Slime) Beat the pussy up like it's a Budokai Suicide doors goin' do-or-die (Swerve) Fast life catching up, don't look behind (No) Shawty think we click 'cause her horoscope Let her know, I ain't him, it not one of those (One of those) Lean, lean, drop in the antidote (Yeah, yeah, drop) I smoke strong, you smokin' charcoal That's not the plug, that's a narco Racks every other week, comin' in, cargo (Racks) Fast life a little harmful (Hey) But I'ma live forever, fuck a downfall Don't get caught in the moment (In the moment) Lifestyle won't change for nothing (What?) Fast life might leave you hopeless (What? Yeah) Lifestyle, I can't escape it, the simulation Lifestyle, I can't escape it, the simulation (Oh, no, no) The simulation, devil on my back and the evil follow me Born alone, die alone, please don't bother me, yeah Come for my soul, they want a part of me (What?) If it's not them then it's 5G (5G) Or probably what they putting in the water (Yeah) Everywhere I look is a facade, yeah (Yeah, yeah) The simulation doesn't offer solace (Yeah, yeah) Still walking out the Louis store stomping (Yeah, yeah) Bought the whole store, a little guilt on my conscience (Yeah, yeah) Keep the fake far away, cleanse the toxins I don't trust a lot, I trust the process (Me, me, me) All these new faces so exhausting I can see your whole fate through these Prada optics (Optics) Counting up blessings, never losses (Losses) Pour some out for my guys, not forgotten (Yeah) Don't get caught in the moment (In the moment) Lifestyle won't change for nothing (What?) Fast life might leave you hopeless (What? Yeah) Lifestyle, I can't escape it, the simulation Lifestyle, I can't escape it, the simulation (Oh, no, no) Yeah, yeah, yeah, what?

Won't you smile, you look so shocked Put the name tag on your smock We've come to see you, Eddie Walker We may pack a little tight, the girl up front says, it's alright And look there's more of us still getting off the bus We wish you'd come back home with us Eddie Walker, this is your life This ones you when you were small And you're learnin' how to walk They'd pick you up and you keep falling down There you are with Aunt Louise, you're bouncing on her knees Remember all those trees behind the garden They're gone, oh, they all got cut down when she died Eddie Walker, this is your life, you never had a son or a wife You sure had a hell of a time, oh, Eddie Walker, this is your life This one's you and Mary Jo Well, she couldn't come, she says, hello No, Eddie Walker and she doesn't hate your guts It's just the whole thing's shook her up How they picked you up and you kept falling down Eddie Walker, this is your life, no, Eddie Walker, this is your life You never had a coat or a tie, you never had a reason to cry An' this whole stack and all of these Are just a mist or overseas We're gonna leave you, Eddie Walker