The Emperor's New Clothes
Unveiling Life's Illusions: The Emperor's New Clothes Tale
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We bet on our lives and we bet on the horses
We risked our lives and gambled on horses
In that upstairs apartment
In an upper-floor apartment
On Orlando and 4th
Located on Orlando and 4th
And the rent was due and the rent man was knocking
We faced overdue rent with the landlord knocking
Like a Chinese proverb
Like a Chinese proverb, we were in constant search
We were always searching
Nightlife´s a no-win but nobody noticed
Nightlife seemed unfulfilling, but no one noticed
How we killed off the bottles
We consumed alcohol recklessly
Looking good on the surface
Appearing good on the surface
The dog days barked and the house cat got old
Difficult times persisted, and we aged like a house cat
We were Bonnie and Clyde
We were like Bonnie and Clyde
In the emperor´s new clothes
In a deceptive situation, wearing a metaphorical disguise
And the tears never came
We held back tears, refusing to acknowledge our true emotions
They just stayed in our eyes
Tears lingered in our eyes
We refused to admit that we wore this disguise
We denied wearing the metaphorical disguise
Every inch of us growing
Every aspect of ourselves grew falsely, like Pinocchio's nose
Like Pinocchio´s nose
As we walked around in the emperor´s new clothes
Walking around in a deceptive facade
We flew by our wits and by the seat of our pants
We navigated through life relying on our intelligence and instincts
In the state of illusion
In a state of illusion and a nation of chance
In the nation of chance
And the repo was hauling the wreck we´d been driving
A repossession agent took away the worn-out vehicle we drove
As the dashboard Madonna
A religious symbol on the dashboard smiled kindly
Smiled back at us kindly
We cheated the system never batting an eyelid
We manipulated the system without remorse
Seeing only the good
Focusing only on the positive aspects
Through the holes in our shoes
Seeing the good through the worn-out shoes
And our halos were rusty but we wore them proudly
Our virtuous auras were tarnished, but we displayed them proudly
We were two little gods
We assumed god-like status in our deceptive attire
In the emperor´s new clothes
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