From the recording Breaking Out LP3 - alt mix
This song has a slightly Arabic feel - after a lot of time living in the UAE the sounds and rhythms were really hypnotic. This song is about being yourself - not fake or artificial - and it is about people as well as places, and you can fool yourself into thinking that you are something you are not.
CREDITS:
Steve Lewis - music, lyrics, vocals, guitars, basses, cellos, drum programming. Home studio.
Michael Krebs - mixing. UNSAS®️ Studio Potsdam. https://www.christoph-nichelmann.de
Milan Holz - mastering, https://m-studio@gmx.net
Lyrics
I don’t know what is real any more
Was it you who walked through the door?
Or morphed into some metaphor
Avatar in a new proxy war
I have a feeling that I can’t ignore
You think you’re the conquistador
Heroic matador
Paragon of all that’s noble and pure
I can’t take any more from you
False moves, your fake blue suede shoes
You don’t fool me with your smile
The fake tears of a crocodile
You think that your way sets you free
But it only shows your mediocrity
You fool yourself, you don’t fool me
In your quest for superiority
At the end I just want you to be real
And let your virtual world heal
Do you know what this really means?
While you’re locked in your silicone dreams
I can’t take any more from you
False moves, your fake blue suede shoes
You don’t fool me with your smile
The fake tears of a crocodile