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Imitation of Life Songtext
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Imitation of Life Songtext

Charades, pop skill
Water hyacinth
Named by a poet
Imitation of life

Like a koi in a frozen pond
Like a goldfish in a bowl
I don′t want to hear you cry

That sugarcane that tasted good
That's cinnamon, that′s Hollywood
Come on, come on
No one can see you try

You want the greatest thing
The greatest thing since bread came sliced
You've got it all
You've got it sized

Like a Friday fashion show teenager
Freezing in the corner
Trying to look like you don′t try


That sugarcane that tasted good
That′s cinnamon, that's Hollywood
Come on, come on
No one can see you try

No one can see you cry

That sugarcane that tasted good
That′s freezing rain, that's what you could
Come on, come on
No one can see you cry

This sugarcane, this lemonade
This hurricane, I′m not afraid
Come on, come on
No one can see me cry

This lightning storm, this tidal wave
This avalanche, I'm not afraid
Come on, come on
No one can see me cry

That sugarcane that tasted good
That′s who you are, that's what you could
Come on, come on
No one can see you cry


That sugarcane that tasted good
That's who you are, that′s what you could
Come on, come on
No one can see you cry

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In diesem Lied geht es um den Traum vieler, ein Promi sein zu wollen und die kalte Realität des wirklichen Lebens als Star. Die Koi und die Goldfisch-Sinnbilder stehen dafür, dass man als Star ständiges Subjekt eines öffentlichen Voyeurismus ist.
Der Titel des Songs zeigt, dass das Promileben nach außen nur aus Fassade besteht.
Er wirkt fast wie eine Warnung für alle die Menschen, die gerne reich und berühmt sein wollen.
(Quelle: songmeanings.com)

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