Plastic People

Drinking coffee in this snobby burger place [*]
Plastic people with too perfect face
The sign on the wall reads "Please don't smoke"
But the smell of false stories makes me choke

Is this what the living's all about
With nothing real even near around

Sickening smell of the city air
Two million people without a pair
The smiling faces and laughter too artificial
But what is left of it when life comes to fall?

Is this what the living's all about
With nothing real even near around

Been fourteen days without seeing the sun
Smoking and drinking only ways of having fun
Your make-up is melted down by the acid rain
But your chewing gum is driving me insane

Is this what the living's all about
With nothing real even near around

(c) Panu Matilainen 1990

[*] In the 2024 version, the first line differs:
Drinking stale coffee in this mall chain burger place