Oh, it seemed forever stopped today
All the lonely hearts in London
Caught a plane and flew away
And all the best women are married
All the handsome men are gay
You feel deprived
All alone, you roam the streets. Streets, streets, nothing but streets. Where are the people? Where is the love? Everything is moving, yet nothing’s going anywhere. What happened? Did life change while you were asleep? Did you? Why can’t you find somebody? Why does the world feel like a Moby song?
Yeah, are you questioning your size?
Is there a tumor in your humor
Are there bags under your eyes?
Do you leave dents where you sit
Are you getting on a bit?
Will you survive?
You must survive
It’s you, it’s you, you’re sure it’s all you. You’re not tall enough. Pretty enough. Thin enough. Your face is asymmetric. When you smile your cheeks get puffy. Maybe, you’re just too old. Not successful enough. Past your prime. Your profile pics suck. You’re sure of it. Does online dating work for anyone? Not for anyone you’ve tried to be. And you’ve tried to be many. So, so many.
When there’s no love in town
This new century keeps bringing you down
All the places you have been
Trying to find a love supreme
A love supreme
How are you supposed to keep this up? Who wants to play this twisted game? Why hit another bar, join another class, pretend to like another face? What’s it all for, anyway? What’s the point of chasing what wants to stay away?
Oh, what are you really looking for?
Another partner in your life
To abuse and to adore?
Is it lovey dovey stuff
Do you need a bit of rough?
Get on your knees
You’re already at rock bottom, but what if it’s not the ground floor? What if realizing it’s not what you’d hoped is worse than not finding what you’re looking for? Can you even choose wisely if we all choose among addictions? Is there any magic in a partnership? Or just another crutch for the incomplete?
Yeah, turn down the love songs that you hear
’Cause you can’t avoid the sentiment
That echoes in your ear
Saying love will stop the pain
Saying love will kill the fear
Do you believe?
You must believe
Why is it so hard to go on but impossible to give up? You really want to choke that stupid, optimistic voice. Where did it even come from? Is it really an ally? Or was it sent straight from hell? “Go on, honey. You’ll find someone. You’ve seen the movies.” Yeah. Who cut the reality one and hid the happy endings?
When there’s no love in town
This new century keeps bringing you down
All the places you have been
Trying to find a love supreme
A love supreme
Another lap in the circle, another time you’re the jerk. Like a train track with three stations, you always end up in the same place. Predestined. Rails dictate the direction, like bumpers at a bowling alley. Another empty alley going nowhere, except to the train wreck ending of another crappy first date.
I spy with my little eye
Something beginning with (ah)
Got my back up
And now she’s screaming
So I’ve got to turn the track up
Sit back and watch the royalties stack up
I know this girl, she likes to switch teams
And I’m a fiend but I’m living for a love supreme
Is there an antidote to cynicism? When your eyes light up, could they not turn toxic green? Do you really know this person? How can you trust not trusting anyone? How can you know when the craving’s a trap? Is there a chance it might drive you to the right thing?
When there’s no love in town
This new century keeps bringing you down
All the places you have been
Trying to find a love supreme
A love supreme
Even though you’ve seen everything, you’re never gonna know. Never know anything, except to keep going. A circle, a dead end, a journey wholly in vain, what does it matter? What difference does it make? We’re all here one hot minute, then specks of dust floating in a primordial sea. Maybe that’s why. Why everybody is looking for a love supreme.
Come and live a love supreme
Don’t let ’em get you down
Everybody lives for loveCome and live a love supreme
Don’t let ’em get you down
Everybody lives for loveCome and live a love supreme
Don’t let ’em get you down
Everybody lives for loveCome and live a love supreme
Don’t let ’em get you down
Everybody lives for love