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lyrics

We spend so much time interactive
Our physical experience redacted
To a digital simulation
A haptic feeling of salvation
A fantasy in tunnel vision
Safe from natural collision

Is this Real Life?
It’s what we have left
When our souls are bereft
How will we know the afterlife
From the warm glow of a flashlight?

We are trying to keep our eyes open
Through the immersive explosion
Augmenting a forced display
In a delicate pixel ballet
In the space between fact and illusion
We give in to beautiful delusions

Is this Real Life?
It’s what we have left
When our souls are bereft
How will we know the afterlife
From the warm glow of a flashlight?

We become our own avatar
We forget who we are
We are close but still so far
We burn out like a dying star

Is this Real Life?
It’s what we have left
When our souls are bereft
How will we know the afterlife
From the warm glow of a flashlight?

Is this Real Life?
It’s what we have left

Is this Real Life?
It’s what we have left

Is this Real Life?
It’s what we have left

Is this Real Life?
It’s what we have left

Is this Real Life?

credits

from Secret Places Hidden Spaces, released December 31, 2020
Ken Mahru - drums
Geech Sorensen - rhythm guitar, lead guitar
Glen Phillips - rhythm guitar
Sam Douglass - Rhodes, vocals
Martin Turon - bass

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Berkeley Social Scene Berkeley, California

Berkeley Social Scene is a collective of musicians loosely centered around Berkeley, CA. Ken, Glen, Martin, Sam, and Geech form the core of the group.

BSS participates regularly in a variety of songmaking contests and challenges, such as Song Fight!, Nur Ein, and February Album Writing Month.
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