I'm a twenty-first century citizen,
gotta meet demands and be on top of them,
if I'm good enough for now, well that ain't gonna last,
I'd better get better soon and get better fast.
I use a credit card for paying my bill,
emoticons to express how I feel,
got less time for family, more online fun,
got passwords to remember and upgrades to run.
I have to
get smarter, get thinner, get younger if I wanna make it
get popular, get healthier, get happier, or else learn how to fake it!
heavier ego, easier money,
tinier mobile, larger TV,
gotta keep getting loans to buy more than I need,
drink more than I should drink, eat more than I should eat,
trying to
get smarter, get thinner, get younger if I wanna make it
get popular, get healthier, get happier, or else learn how to fake it!
[instr.]
I live in the 21st century,
I'm a cripple emotional amputee,
achieving and competing, alone in the crowd,
long lost nature's rejected bastard
still trying to
get smarter, get thinner, get younger if I wanna make it
get popular, get healthier, get happier, or else learn how to fake it!
get smarter, get thinner, get younger if I wanna make it
get popular, get healthier, get happier, or else learn how to fake it!
credits
from Spice, Gold and Tales Untold,
released February 10, 2021
Recorded at Bardo Music Studios
Mixed by Scud Noonan
Vocals and guitars Ana Patan
Bass Jonas Hellborg
Drums Zoltan Csörsz
Music and text Ana Patan
"a Berlin-based singer/songwriter/guitarist with a sophisticated jazz/rock style. Her material is characterised by a sultry vocal delivery, along with intelligent and witty lyrics that highlight her broadminded attitude to life." Radio Wigwam, UK