Momentary Bliss
Momentary Bliss

Gorillaz ft. slowthai, Slaves - Momentary Bliss Lyrics

This track offers a poignant commentary on the modern society's obsession with fleeting happiness and superficial success. The lyrics suggest that we often settle for "momentary bliss" instead of striving for genuine fulfillment. The song also criticizes… Read more

Jan 30, 2020
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Momentary Bliss Lyrics

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Momentary bliss

We could do so much better than this
Mausoleum faces and momentary bliss
We could do so much better than this
Oh, Rita, oh, Rita

(Lovely Rita, meter maid)

Lovely Rita, meter maid

Your potential, you lack credentials
And you are special, so fucking special (Rita)
Oh, how you need it, oh how you're needed
And you keep squeezing the tube from the middle (ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy)
You part the seas, but your arches, they ain't golden (ah)
And you was gagging for some gags and now you're rolling (woo)
Best you shut your trap and keep it hush (hush)
On another note, compliments make me blush
There's a hole in your pocket, so you cannot find the change
Cavern of your mind, you say you're patterned
You pull your strings and you jump, hold your mouth and you say (ah, ah, ah)
"What was scripted, the day before it happened?"
We all give applause when people open doors
But on the way out it did your back in
See, everything in life ain't silver and gold
But mining for metal gave you platinum

It makes me sick to think you ain't happy in your skin
It's wearing thin to think light bulb don't blink
Just flickers, so dim, then it pops and withers
You're a Turkey Twizzler, you deserve school dinners
Makes me sick

Poster boy (ayy)
Poster girl (Rita)
Truth, the bills (the bills)
Must be paid (yeah, yeah, alright)
Poster boy (yeah, alright)
Poster girl (ah, that's time)

In truth, the bills, they must be paid (uh-huh)
And what is left is sodden cake, typical
All you need to change your face
You're getting sold, you're such a waste
You know, we could do so much better than this
Swimming in pools of momentary bliss
Where you gotta bite the bounty 'cause everybody taking it
Meanwhile you keep on adding
How big you gonna grow?

It makes me sick to think you ain't happy in your skin
It's wearing thin to think light bulb don't blink
Just flickers, so dim, then it pops and withers
You're a Turkey Twizzler, you deserve school dinners
It makes me sick to think you ain't happy in your skin
It's wearing thin to think light bulb don't blink
Just flickers, so dim, then it pops and withers
You're a Turkey Twizzler, you deserve school dinners
Makes me sick

We could do so much better than this
Mausoleum faces and momentary bliss
We could do so much better than this
Oh, Rita, oh, Rita
We could do so much better than this
Perfect little pictures of moments that we missed
We could do so much better than this
Oh, Rita, oh, Rita

Writer(s): Damon Albarn, Isaac Holman, Laurie Vincent, Mike Dean, Remi Kabaka, Tyron Frampton
Copyright(s): Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Sentric Music, Downtown Music Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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What is the Meaning of Momentary Bliss?

This track offers a poignant commentary on the modern society's obsession with fleeting happiness and superficial success. The lyrics suggest that we often settle for "momentary bliss" instead of striving for genuine fulfillment. The song also criticizes people who are not content in their own skin, suggesting a lack of self-acceptance and authenticity. There's an emphasis on the emptiness of materialism with lines like "everything in life ain't silver and gold." The repeated mention of "Rita," possibly referring to the Beatles' song about a traffic warden, could symbolize mundane routine or societal expectations. Overall, it is a call to strive for more than just temporary satisfaction and embrace our true selves.

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