Substitute
Unveiling Pretense
Lyrics
You think we look pretty good together
You believe we make a good couple.
You think my shoes are made of leather
You think my shoes are luxurious and expensive.
But I'm a substitute for another guy
I am a replacement for someone else in your life.
I look pretty tall but my heels are high
Despite appearing tall, I wear high heels.
The simple things you see are all complicated
The seemingly straightforward things in my life are actually complex.
I look pretty young, but I'm just back-dated, yeah
Although I look young, I belong to an earlier era.
Substitute your lies for fact
Replace your falsehoods with the truth.
I can see right through your plastic mac
I can easily see through your fake appearance.
I look all white, but my dad was black
I may appear Caucasian, but my father was Black.
My fine looking suit is really made out of sack
My stylish suit is actually made from cheap material.
I was born with a plastic spoon in my mouth
I was born into a life of privilege, represented by a plastic spoon.
The north side of my town faced east, and the east was facing south
The orientation of my town is confusing, reflecting the complexity of my life.
And now you dare to look me in the eye
You have the audacity to look me in the eye.
Those crocodile tears are what you cry
Your insincere tears are what you shed.
It's a genuine problem, you won't try
We have a real problem, but you refuse to address it.
To work it out at all you just pass it by, pass it by
You ignore the issue, just letting it pass by without attempting to solve it.
Substitute me for him
Replace me with someone else in your life.
Substitute my coke for gin
Replace my cocaine with gin, suggesting a substitution of vices.
Substitute you for my mum
Replace yourself with my mother in my life.
At least I'll get my washing done
At least I'll get my chores done if you take on the role of my mother.
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