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It's funny how some people think this song is about drugs. I guess it is, in a way. To me, it is definitely more about the experience of living in a world where marketing and image is everything, everyone and everything is on sale, and whatever private sanctum there was is being eroded by the omnipresent social media. No surprise the main character of the song is losing it!

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They look so good
they must feel well
I’m not so sure I can say the same:
a bit too fat,
not enough hair…
they look so good
I am a mess!

The gods are here
they just look swell
they’re never old
they don’t even sweat
I’m not as cool,
I was born old:
what can I do to be like them?

I try to smoke
to lose some weight
buy some new clothes to look like them
I try to think
to find some way:
my mind just aches,
my mind is dead.

Not hip enough
I just feel shame
it doesn’t work: the pain’s still here.
I cannot live and feel this way
I cannot live!
Oh, what a waste!

Hey, doctor, listen here
I don’t seem to be able to face my own life
Come on now, I need some pills
to help me keep my breath and stop my sighs.
They are looking at me
from magazine covers and TV screens…
doc, I really need some pills
to overcome confusion and be free!

Now I feel new
I smile again
feeling complete at day break
I have my pills
I couldn’t care less
I have my pills
my pills are sex!

I am a god!
I am the best!
Now I feel goo, don’t feel regret…
Here I stand tall,
here I attest:
my pills are life
my pills are great!

©2011 Simon Mas. All rights reserved.

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from Return of the Ulysses, released December 6, 2011

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Composer, arranger, musician... Simon is a tongue in cheek fellow living in Italy, that finds that 400 characters are too little to write a bio. Maybe he can interest you in visiting his website should you be intersted to discover more? Only the future will tell! (Thank you for listening, by the way! :) ) ... more

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