Life on Mars?
Trey Songz Lyrics

It's a god-awful small affair
Life can sometimes feel insignificant and overwhelming

To the girl with the mousy hair
The singer is likely a young, unremarkable woman

But her mummy is yelling, "No!"
Her mother disapproves of something she is doing or wants to do

And her daddy has told her to go
Her father wants her to leave a situation or place

But her friend is nowhere to be seen
She feels abandoned by someone she thought she could rely on

Now she walks through her sunken dream
She is in a state of disillusionment and possibly depression

To the seat with the clearest view
She seeks clarity and perspective

And she's hooked to the silver screen
She finds an escape or distraction in movies or media

But the film is a saddening bore
The entertainment she consumes doesn't bring her happiness

For she's lived it ten times or more
She has experienced similar disappointments repeatedly

She could spit in the eyes of fools
She feels angry and defiant towards those who offer simplistic solutions or invalidation

As they ask her to focus on
Others try to force her attention on things she feels are unimportant

Sailors fighting in the dance hall
She sees conflict and struggle in everyday life

Oh man!
An expression of surprise or disbelief

Look at those cavemen go
People sometimes act in primitive and irrational ways

It's the freakiest show
Life can be bizarre and unsettling

Take a look at the Lawman
A symbol of authority and order

Beating up the wrong guy
Those in power can make mistakes or be abusive

Oh man! Wonder if he'll ever know
A sense of uncertainty about what the future holds

He's in the best selling show
People can be celebrated and rewarded for doing harmful or unimportant things

Is there life on Mars?
A rhetorical question about the possibility of something beyond our current reality

It's on America's tortured brow
The United States is a place of great stress and turmoil

That Mickey Mouse has grown up a cow
Even cultural icons and symbols can become bloated and corrupted

Now the workers have struck for fame
People are willing to take drastic actions to achieve recognition and success

'Cause Lennon's on sale again
Celebrities and their legacies can be commodified and exploited

See the mice in their million hordes
The masses can often act in a frenzied and unthinking way

From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads
The influence of culture and media is everywhere, from the hippest clubs to the most obscure regions

Rule Britannia is out of bounds
Traditional values and customs may no longer be relevant or enforced

To my mother, my dog, and clowns
Even those who are traditionally associated with stability and comfort may be struggling or in distress

But the film is a saddening bore
The same themes of disappointment and monotony continue to repeat

'Cause I wrote it ten times or more
The artist recognizes their own tendencies towards repetition and stagnation

It's about to be writ again
The creative process is ongoing and cyclical, with new works building on what came before

As I ask you to focus on
The artist invites the listener to engage with their work and to find meaning in it