Going Shopping

Album: Reality Awaits (2026)
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  • Like a tiger, they will chase you down
    With words instead of claws
    They will seduce you 'til you reach the point
    To let yourself get mauled, oh
    The worse reality gets, the less you wanna hear about it
    Solidarity can be difficult
    When you got cool stuff to lose

    I wanna be a seven-foot zombie
    The pay is low, but I gotta do somethin'
    I'm at the mall and the song is bumpin'
    There goes my future wife, in the little red jumpsuit

    I'm goin' away to the country
    Don't wander off too far
    I'm goin' out my mind
    Throwin' all my plans out the window
    Don't wanna waste my life
    I'll see you on the other side

    I've been thinkin' about what I wanna say
    But I'm an old man now
    At least that's what they tell me anyway
    We've been expanding on our greatness
    Building future ruins
    We're buildin' castles from the bones of dead trees
    Molded from the shattered ashes of the Dead Sea

    I moved away to the country
    I had to change my way
    But I kinda miss you now
    Stockbrokers flyin' out the window
    I kinda miss that sound
    Don't wanna wake up Pa

    (Doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo)
    (Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo)

    I can't wait, I'm goin' shoppin'
    I'm at the mall and the song is bumpin'
    I wanna be a seven-foot starfish
    Above the law, a political puppet

    I'm goin' back to the city
    I'm 'bout to lose my mind
    I'm gonna stay alive

    I'm climbin' out through the window
    I miss the shops and malls
    I'm gonna meet you there

    Still throwin' my phone out the window
    I'm gonna soothe my soul
    Can't wait, I'm goin' shoppin'

    If you're better than me, you don't have to judge me Writer/s: Julian Casablancas
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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