[Intro] [Bright, stabbing horn section over a funky, driving bassline] [Crisp handclaps on the two and four] [Vocals: Spoken with a confident, dismissive smirk] Hold it up to the light. Look at the flaw. [Verse 1] [The funk groove deepens, highly infectious and danceable] [Vocals: Smooth, rich, rolling easily over the beat] You brought a little box of shiny glass. Expecting me to let the fiction pass. You memorized the lines of classic charm. And placed a heavy imitation on my arm. The setting is impressive, I agree. But it is entirely transparent unto me. I know the difference in the core. I will not wear this imitation anymore. [Pre-Chorus] [Horns swell, building an irresistible upward momentum] [Vocals: Belting, full of joyous realization] It sparkles in the dark. But it shatters in the day! [Chorus] [Massive 70s soul explosion, bright and overwhelming] [Vocals: Soaring powerhouse delivery, trading with the choir] Counterfeit diamonds! (Take them back) Nothing but a brilliantly executed act! (Take them back) I want the pressure and I want the real! I will not settle for the plastic and the steel! You offered an illusion, a temporary shine! I'm leaving this entire cheap production far behind! [Verse 2] [Bassline walks a complex, strutting pattern] [Vocals: Sharp, sassy, totally empowered] You thought the presentation was enough. I'm calling out the deeply hollow bluff. The luxury you promised is a ghost. A phantom that you desperately boast. I'm handing back the keys to your estate. I'm walking out the heavy iron gate. I know exactly what my time is worth. I am returning to the solid earth. [Pre-Chorus] [Horns swell, building an irresistible upward momentum] [Vocals: Belting, full of joyous realization] It sparkles in the dark. But it shatters in the day! [Chorus] [Massive 70s soul explosion, bright and overwhelming] [Vocals: Soaring powerhouse delivery, trading with the choir] Counterfeit diamonds! (Take them back) Nothing but a brilliantly executed act! (Take them back) I want the pressure and I want the real! I will not settle for the plastic and the steel! You offered an illusion, a temporary shine! I'm leaving this entire cheap production far behind! [Outro] [The band hits a final, triumphant, sustained chord] [Vocals: A massive, soaring high note that holds and fades] Keep the glass! [Silence]
