Tokyo
Sole Lyrics

The coffee's too weak, and the city's too strong,
The city is overwhelming where even a small thing like coffee is not satisfactory.

And the people don't dance like they do in the songs.
The people in Tokyo do not dance like in the songs.

But then again, who needs songs when you're dancing for businessmen
The singer dances for businessmen in Tokyo, so she has no need for songs.

Who don't listen to the songs, and they sure can't dance.
Businessmen do not listen to music or dance to it.

Never learned to dance 'cause i exercise
The artist does not dance as she exercises instead.

The right to write in the time to kill.
The singer writes while passing her time in Tokyo.

If you're looking for a husband, i'm "heart, heart, heart,"
The singer is actively looking for a partner in Tokyo.

Like an egg on a sidewalk beginning to fry, begging not to die,
The artist feels vulnerable and scared like an egg on the pavement in the heat.

But who cares if the eggs can't hatch?
The artist points out the bleakness of situations that have no hope for a solution.

We'll be quietly doomed like an unborn fetus in the microwave.
The artist believes that the situation is hopeless, and everyone is doomed without any solution.

Wish we were real, wish we weren't real,
The singer questions the reality of our surroundings.

'cause you can't have cattle drowning in milk,
The artist points out the reality of the situation being hopeless even when it comes to minor details.

'cause the skin isn't skin, and the skin isn't silk,
The singer points out that the reality of the situation is not what it seems.

So we transform dreams. people like strip clubs,
People try to escape reality by engaging in activities such as strip clubs.

And my pen likes the pigs 'cause they're easy to write about.
The singer expresses her frustration by writing about the negatives of society.

Skin's barely skin and the castle's barely built;
The artist points out that there is nothing substantial about society.

A whole world made of guilt. one more neck for my quill,
The artist sees the world consumed by guilt and expects to write more about it.

One more face for my quilt, one less apple in queens,
The singer seems to suggest that society is deteriorating, with one less apple in America's largest city - New York.

And if you think you can run, don't even show me how.
The singer suggests that it is impossible to escape from the sickening reality of society.

Don't even make me laugh, i wanna make you cry, but you don't know how
The artist expresses her frustration with society and people who can't see things as she does.

To stop running in place (stop running in place, a sick, sick world),
The artist urges people to stop running pointlessly in this sick world.

I'm only trying to breathe, people shouldn't even breed.
The artist questions the meaning of life and why people continue to have children in such a sick world.

People don't like me...like me shouldn't breed...
The singer doesn't feel like she is liked or valued by society.

Like me shouldn't read...like me shouldn't breathe.
The artist questions her place in society and if she should even exist.

I can't stop shaking like the meat that eats me,
The singer feels so consumed by society that it feels like it's eating her from the inside.

Like the meat that eats us, like the meat that eats meat.
The singer sees society and people like parasites who feed off of each other.

I never ever lie, and i'm always right,
The singer believes that she is always truthful and right in her perspective.

I've never seen a christian, but i'm sure they exist.
The artist expresses her lack of interest in religion or religious people.

When they find me, they'll probably kill me
The artist believes that society would not accept her perspective and would resort to killing her.

With hearts and rainbows and afterschool specials.
The singer believes that society forces people to conform and be positive without addressing the realities of life.

It's a sick, sick life and a sick, sick book
The singer sees life and society as a sickening thing and her perspective on it as a sick book.

And a sick, sick tongue to eat the world...
The artist sees the world hurt by a sick perspective that eats it away from the inside.

Whether frightened or hungry, the animal is delicate
Even though animals are strong, their vulnerability is evident when they are hungry or frightened.

And doesn't digest; or so he says.
The artist suggests that the animal cannot digest due to its delicate nature.

He tastes like water and will give you cancer, so don't eat me,
The singer expresses the fact that eating meat is harmful to one's health and the environment.

Before i die with one big gulp.
The artist suggests that people are fast losing sight of their surroundings and consequences, and one wrong decision can destroy everything.

Hold the world so tight, 'cause us leeches need love.
The singer suggests that humans are parasitic and cling onto the world and each other for love and companionship.

It's a sick, sick me and a pretty, pretty you,
The singer believes that the world is a sick place, with everyone trying to appear pretty and perfect.

And a pretty, pretty view. it's pretty easy to suffer,
The singer observes that people are willing to suffer to maintain the pretty view of the world.

Why wallow in fear (why wallow in fear) when there's nothing to think about?
The artist suggests that people have a tendency to overthink and worry unnecessarily.

We already know that there's nowhere to go, and when the mind can't rest,
The artist believes that society has nowhere to go and that people's minds are in a constant state of unrest as a result of the sick reality.

It's a sick, sick us. welcome to the coma, god's in a coma;
The singer believes that the whole world is sick and has become a coma, with society in a daze about the sick reality.

When he wakes up, you're gone.
The singer suggests that society is beyond hope, and even God will not be able to save it.

Gone like the free world, gone like the indians,
The artist suggests that society is losing and has lost many things and people like the concept of the free world and the native Indians.

Gone like the 8-bit alien gameshow,
The artist suggests that society is even losing unique and creative things such as the 8-bit alien gameshow.

And he don't care. it's either pray or be prey,
The artist suggests that God has given up on society and left it in a hopeless state being either the predator or the prey.

Kill or be killed, gods gotta be gods.
The singer suggests that the reality of society is such that one has to be aggressive and strong or perish.

I just gotta be here 'til the game's reset or i finally escape
The artist seems to accept her reality and plans to escape or hopes for a reset of the sick society.

Someone else's nightmare. planets like dreams,
The singer observes that society acts like a nightmare that is someone else's dream.

I dream like a planet, and i sleep like a tv with the tv on.
The singer has become so used to the reality of society that it's like her dream planet, and she sleeps like a TV with the TV on.

And immigrants selling sex: buy a beautiful girl, buy a dumb american...
The singer observes that society has become so sick that even illegal immigrants are forced to sell sex and people will pay to buy anything, including a beautiful girl or a dumb American.

When they finally find you in a tunnel with no light you must be alive...
Even when someone is hopeless and has no chance to survive, one must be resilient to survive.

"run, rabbit, when they catch you they'll kill you."
One must run away from hopeless situations or die in hopelessness.