A Little Less Real

The clearest wave don't punctuate
The end of an era for your brand new slate
Am I up above if the world is so high
With no new invitations, no need for reservations
Every angle's been tried
A sky-written scar on an orange view
Joins the fray with the purple hue
You think I'd drown in love while the world stays dry
What kind of incantations could ever move a nation
To change your mind, I'll try

But you don't know me like you know yourself
Useless suggestions lying on my shelf
All this torture's just another step
To makin' me feel
Just a little less real

They tell us once, then they roll our dice
Try to win, but they tell us twice
In the hands of those who couldn't give a damn
'Bout those who get the shortest end, as long as we start to bend
They can sleep at night, and hide behind their suits and ties
If I were not quite a guy, and not quite a girl
Some folks might imply that I've no place in this world
Generation born into lives that we cannot afford
And could the leader and the cabinet
Ever take that first step
Of walkin' in the poor man's shoes for a while
And we say

You don't know me like you know yourself
All our fortunes just become your wealth
All this torture's just another step
To making us feel
Just a little less real

My time is my time
And heaven knows that it sure ain't free
Out in the sunshine, in another world, is where I'd like to be

But you don't know me like you know yourself
All your suggestions lying on my shelf
All this torture's just another step
To makin' me feel
Just a little less real