Lyrics:

I am trying to be heroic
In an age of modernity
I am trying to be heroic
As all around me history sinks
So I enjoy and I devour
Flesh and wine and luxury
But in my heart, I am lukewarm
Nothing ever really touches me

At Les Trois Garçons
We meet at precisely 9 o'clock
I order the foie gras
And I eat it with complete disdain
Bubbles rise in champagne flutes
But when we kiss, I feel nothing
Feasting on sleeping pills
And Marlboro Reds
(Self-pity won't save you)

Oh, how our
How our parents, they suffered for nothing
Live the dream, live the dream
Live the dream like the '80s never happened
People are afraid
Are afraid to merge on the freeway
Disappear here

We stroll past the queue
Into the magazine launch party
I am handed a pill
And I swallow with complete disdain
Kick drum pounds, off-beat hi-hats
Remember to look bored
We suck each others' faces
And make sure we are noticed
(The cocaine won't save you)

Because East London is a vampire
It sucks the joy right out of me
How we long for corruption
In these golden years

Oh, how our
How our parents, they suffered for nothing
Live the dream, live the dream
Live the dream like the '80s never happened
People are afraid
Are afraid to merge on the freeway
Disappear here