Life is Simple
The Strokes Lyrics

Animals on TV singing
The media constantly bombards us with performers who sing about their pain and struggles.

About some pain that they once felt
These performers sing about things that they may have overcome long ago or may not even be true.

There's no one I disapprove of more or root for more than myself
I have a complicated relationship with myself where I both criticize and support myself more than anyone.

I wanted to pretend that it was better, better, better on the phone
I didn't want to be honest and tell the truth about my emotions when talking on the phone.

I didn't wanna tell you I was jealous, jealous, jealous and alone
I felt envious and sad, but I didn't want to reveal those feelings to the person I was talking to.

So we talk about ourselves and how
We distract ourselves from our true feelings by focusing on our own problems or lives.

To forget the love we never felt
We try to forget about love that we have never actually experienced or that we feel is unattainable.

All the old jokes that work so well
We repeat jokes that are familiar to us even though they may not be funny anymore.

You never were so sure, was the moment
We are never completely certain if we are making the right decision or if we are in the right place at the right time.

Don't try to stop us
We do not want anyone to prevent us from pursuing our desires or dreams.

Get out of the way
We want others to move aside so that we can follow our own path without any obstructions.

Got to get to climb your tree in the light of the living ghost I see
We must make an effort to succeed despite the presence of past memories or obstacles that continue to haunt us.

She sees her father in that old man's eyes while secretly he stares at her thighs
Someone may see something familiar or recognizable in someone else, while the other person's attention may be on something entirely different.

As I watched the velvet drapes appear
I witnessed the arrival of something luxurious and expensive.

And the door was closed for forty years
Something that was inaccessible or unavailable for a long time has finally become available.

As we hide what we don't want to hear
We often suppress or ignore information or feelings that we find uncomfortable or unpleasant to deal with.

As we hide our dream, near here
We keep our desires and aspirations hidden from others or even ourselves, because we fear failure or judgment.

He is coming from a part of hell
Someone is coming from a situation or environment that is difficult, painful, or undesirable.

Where, like Nanbu, I don't go down well
The person is coming from a place where they may not be accepted or welcomed, like the way Nanbu (a type of Japanese whisky) may not appeal to everyone's tastes.

He can tell that we're oblivious
The person is aware that we are unaware or ignorant about something important.

It's addiction and routine as well
Our actions and behaviors may be the result of being stuck in repetitive patterns or habits that we cannot break out of.

Making fools out of the best of us
Even intelligent or successful people can be vulnerable to making foolish decisions or mistakes.

Making robots of the rest of us
Others may become robotic or less human-like by blindly following orders or routines without questioning or thinking for themselves.

In that sense, I tell, in America today
This applies to today's America in a broader sense.

There's a crime, just like going out westward, says
There is a sense of lawlessness or recklessness similar to that felt during the American westward expansion period.