La -da -da, la -da -da,
la -da -da, la -da -da -da -da
Wake up and smell the reality
Of days lost to sleepless nights
Punching the clock before
the break of dawn
Rain in your face under the city lights
Sit up and revel in the honesty
Of love misplaced under
the guise of truth
Spending time to try and find a remedy
To mend the broken hearts of youth
This is the real, real world
This is where reality unfurls
So let go of the shadows
Watch in the box,
obsessed with celebrity
Fifteen minutes to become someone
Taking holidays,
beam -locked by satellite
Surreal, you can nearly feel the sun
Stand up and turn off the fantasy
There's no experience
of someone else
Drama infused with a false
sense of tragedy
Where's the entertainment, ask yourself
This is the real, real world
This is where reality unfolds
So let go of the shadows
La da da, la da da, la da da, la da da da da
La da da, la da da, la da da, la da da, la da da, la da da, la da da,
la da da, la da da, la da da, la da da, la da da da
Open the windows and
breathe in reality
There's life outside of television land
Kids in the park playing
football on a Saturday
New lovers walking slowly hand in hand
This is the real, real world
This is where reality unfolds
So let go of the shadows
So let go of the shadows
Let go of the shadows
La da da, la da da,
la da da da da da da
You