Nothing ever really touches me
In these golden years
I am trying to be heroic
Like the '80s never happened
At the Les Trois Garcons
Flesh and wine and luxury
We stroll past the queue
And make sure we are noticed
It sucks the joy right out of me
Cocaine won't save you
I'm handed a pill
Disappear here
Oh, how our, how our parents
Live the dream, live the dream, live the dream
As all around me history sinks
People are afraid, are afraid
Bubbles rise in champagne flutes
And I eat it with complete disdain
They suffered for nothing
We meet at precisely 9 o'clock
Like the '80s never happened
Oh, how our, how our parents
People are afraid, are afraid
Into the magazine launch party
And I swallow it with complete disdain
Because East London is a vampire
I order the foie gras
We suck each other's faces
But in my heart, I am lukewarm
Remember to look bored
They suffered for nothing
Feasting on sleeping pills
Kick drum pounds, off-beat high hats
And Marlboro Reds
To merge on the freeway
Disappear here, disappear here, disappear here
Live the dream, live the dream, live the dream
To merge on the freeway
So I enjoy and I devour
But when we kiss, I feel nothing
How we long for corruption
Self-pity won't save you
