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A Fine Mess
Real Life

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Real Life

Release date: 16th May 2019

From A Fine MessTrack 34:27

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Lyrics

Real Life

Is this real life for a change?
Are these concepts still the same?
With my bloody nose, I have fixed the savagery and showbiz
Dreams reliant, cease to tryin'

All these secondary lives I fall into
Unbalanced beam, a step unseen, a state
All these secondary lives are falling into
Scattered dreams, scattered people

Real life on repeat
Sideways figure eights
Giant steps simulate
Everybody knows, we can still commiserate with shadows
Dreams defiant, cease to tryin'

All these secondary lives I fall into
Unbalance beam, a step unseen, a state
All these secondary lives are falling into
Ever descend, never de

Got real life on repeat

Gentle rains
Sideways, figure eights
Silence, silence and secret ways

All these secondary lives I fall into
Unbalance beam, a step unseen, a state
All these secondary lives are telling you
To beat the priestess to the beach tonight
Let them see and let them be beside us
Often beating, ocean breezes
Let them see and let them be beside us
Only beating, ocean breezes
Beat the priestess to the beach and the fire

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Track details

From A Fine Mess

4:272019

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Album

Track number

3

Release year

2019

1Fine Mess
3:16
2No Big Deal
3:50
3Real Life
4:27
4The Weekend
3:04

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Albums & EPs

Live at Third Man Records

Live at Third Man Records

Antics (The Twentieth Anniversary Edition)

Antics (The Twentieth Anniversary Edition)

The Other Side of Make-Believe

The Other Side of Make-Believe

El Pintor

Our Love to Admire

Our Love to Admire

Antics

The Black EP

Turn On the Bright Lights

Turn On the Bright Lights

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My Desire (Live)Live at Third Man Records

Not Even Jail (Live)Live at Third Man Records

NYC (Live)Live at Third Man Records

Say Hello To The Angels (Live)Live at Third Man Records

All The Rage Back Home (Live)Live at Third Man Records

Lights (Live)Live at Third Man Records

Pioneer To The Falls (Live)Live at Third Man Records

Narc (Live)Live at Third Man Records

A Time to Be So SmallAntics (The Twentieth Anniversary Edition)

PDA (Live at Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City, 2005)Antics (The Twentieth Anniversary Edition)

EvilAntics (The Twentieth Anniversary Edition)

C'mereAntics (The Twentieth Anniversary Edition)

Next ExitAntics (The Twentieth Anniversary Edition)

Take You on a CruiseAntics (The Twentieth Anniversary Edition)

Length of LoveAntics (The Twentieth Anniversary Edition)

Slow HandsAntics (The Twentieth Anniversary Edition)

NarcAntics (The Twentieth Anniversary Edition)

Not Even JailAntics (The Twentieth Anniversary Edition)

Public PervertAntics (The Twentieth Anniversary Edition)

Stella was a diver and she was always down (Live at Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City, 2005)Antics (The Twentieth Anniversary Edition)

Roland (Live at Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City, 2005)Antics (The Twentieth Anniversary Edition)

DirectionAntics (The Twentieth Anniversary Edition)

NYC (Live at Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City, 2005)Antics (The Twentieth Anniversary Edition)

Greenwich (Daniel Avery interpolation)

Toni (Jesu interpolation)

Passenger (Jeff Parker interpolation)

Gran HotelThe Other Side of Make-Believe

PassengerThe Other Side of Make-Believe

Into the NightThe Other Side of Make-Believe

Renegade HeartsThe Other Side of Make-Believe

Mr. CreditThe Other Side of Make-Believe

FablesThe Other Side of Make-Believe

GreenwichThe Other Side of Make-Believe

Go Easy (Palermo)The Other Side of Make-Believe

Big Shot CityThe Other Side of Make-Believe

Something ChangedThe Other Side of Make-Believe

ToniThe Other Side of Make-Believe

Something Changed

ThronesA Fine Mess

No Big DealA Fine Mess

Fine MessA Fine Mess

The WeekendA Fine Mess

Flight of Fancy

If You Really Love Nothing

It Probably Matters

All the Rage Back HomeEl Pintor

My DesireEl Pintor

My Blue SupremeEl Pintor

Everything Is WrongEl Pintor

AnywhereEl Pintor

Tidal WaveEl Pintor

Breaker 1El Pintor

Twice As HardEl Pintor

Ancient WaysEl Pintor

Same Town, New StoryEl Pintor

Pace Is the TrickOur Love to Admire

The ScaleOur Love to Admire

All Fired UpOur Love to Admire

Pioneer To the FallsOur Love to Admire

No I In ThreesomeOur Love to Admire

The Heinrich ManeuverOur Love to Admire

MammothOur Love to Admire

Who Do You ThinkOur Love to Admire

Wrecking BallOur Love to Admire

The LighthouseOur Love to Admire

Mind Over TimeOur Love to Admire

Rest My ChemistryOur Love to Admire

Take You on a CruiseAntics

Length of LoveAntics

Slow HandsAntics

Next ExitAntics

A Time to Be So SmallAntics

Public PervertAntics

Not Even JailAntics

Obstacle 1 (Arthur Baker remix)

PDA (Black Session)The Black EP

Leif Erikson (Black Session)The Black EP

Nyc (Demo)The Black EP

Specialist (Black Session)The Black EP

Say Hello to the AngelsThe Black EP

Obstacle 1 (Black Session)The Black EP

Say Hello to the Angels / NYC

Leif EriksonTurn On the Bright Lights

PDATurn On the Bright Lights

Obstacle 1Turn On the Bright Lights

RolandTurn On the Bright Lights

Say Hello to the AngelsTurn On the Bright Lights

UntitledTurn On the Bright Lights

Stella Was a Diver and She Was Always DownTurn On the Bright Lights

Hands AwayTurn On the Bright Lights

NYCTurn On the Bright Lights

The NewTurn On the Bright Lights

Obstacle 2Turn On the Bright Lights

Interpol — My Desire (Live) (from Live at Third Man Records) [4:45]
Interpol — Not Even Jail (Live) (from Live at Third Man Records) [6:02]
Interpol — NYC (Live) (from Live at Third Man Records) [4:23]
Interpol — Say Hello To The Angels (Live) (from Live at Third Man Records) [4:24]
Interpol — All The Rage Back Home (Live) (from Live at Third Man Records) [4:50]
Interpol — Lights (Live) (from Live at Third Man Records) [5:59]
Interpol — Pioneer To The Falls (Live) (from Live at Third Man Records) [5:50]
Interpol — Narc (Live) (from Live at Third Man Records) [4:18]
Interpol — A Time to Be So Small (from Antics (The Twentieth Anniversary Edition)) [4:51]
Interpol — PDA (Live at Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City, 2005) (from Antics (The Twentieth Anniversary Edition)) [5:40]
Interpol — Evil (from Antics (The Twentieth Anniversary Edition)) [3:36]
Interpol — C'mere (from Antics (The Twentieth Anniversary Edition)) [3:12]
Interpol — Next Exit (from Antics (The Twentieth Anniversary Edition)) [3:20]
Interpol — Take You on a Cruise (from Antics (The Twentieth Anniversary Edition)) [4:54]
Interpol — Length of Love (from Antics (The Twentieth Anniversary Edition)) [4:07]
Interpol — Slow Hands (from Antics (The Twentieth Anniversary Edition)) [3:04]
Interpol — Narc (from Antics (The Twentieth Anniversary Edition)) [4:08]
Interpol — Not Even Jail (from Antics (The Twentieth Anniversary Edition)) [5:47]
Interpol — Public Pervert (from Antics (The Twentieth Anniversary Edition)) [4:40]
Interpol — Stella was a diver and she was always down (Live at Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City, 2005) (from Antics (The Twentieth Anniversary Edition)) [6:46]
Interpol — Roland (Live at Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City, 2005) (from Antics (The Twentieth Anniversary Edition)) [6:05]
Interpol — Direction (from Antics (The Twentieth Anniversary Edition)) [3:58]
Interpol — NYC (Live at Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City, 2005) (from Antics (The Twentieth Anniversary Edition)) [4:19]
Interpol — Greenwich (Daniel Avery interpolation)
Interpol — Toni (Jesu interpolation)
Interpol — Passenger (Jeff Parker interpolation)
Interpol — Fables (Edit) [3:28]
Interpol — Fables [4:34]
Interpol — Gran Hotel (from The Other Side of Make-Believe) [4:04]
Interpol — Passenger (from The Other Side of Make-Believe) [4:14]
Interpol — Into the Night (from The Other Side of Make-Believe) [5:28]
Interpol — Renegade Hearts (from The Other Side of Make-Believe) [4:11]
Interpol — Mr. Credit (from The Other Side of Make-Believe) [3:48]
Interpol — Fables (from The Other Side of Make-Believe) [4:34]
Interpol — Greenwich (from The Other Side of Make-Believe) [4:01]
Interpol — Go Easy (Palermo) (from The Other Side of Make-Believe) [2:47]
Interpol — Big Shot City (from The Other Side of Make-Believe) [4:04]
Interpol — Something Changed (from The Other Side of Make-Believe) [3:56]
Interpol — Toni (from The Other Side of Make-Believe) [4:35]
Interpol — Something Changed
Interpol — Thrones (from A Fine Mess) [3:13]
Interpol — No Big Deal (from A Fine Mess) [3:50]
Interpol — Fine Mess (from A Fine Mess) [3:16]
Interpol — The Weekend (from A Fine Mess) [3:04]
Interpol — All at Once
Interpol — Interlude 1 [1:01]
Interpol — Nysmaw [3:17]
Interpol — Stay In Touch [4:53]
Interpol — Flight of Fancy [3:52]
Interpol — Party's Over [3:39]
Interpol — If You Really Love Nothing [4:26]
Interpol — Mountain Child [3:08]
Interpol — Number 10 [3:13]
Interpol — It Probably Matters [4:08]
Interpol — Interlude 2 [1:03]
Interpol — Surveillance [4:13]
Interpol — Complications [3:54]
Interpol — The Rover [3:38]
Interpol — All the Rage Back Home (from El Pintor) [4:22]
Interpol — My Desire (from El Pintor) [5:00]
Interpol — My Blue Supreme (from El Pintor) [3:09]
Interpol — Everything Is Wrong (from El Pintor) [3:33]
Interpol — Anywhere (from El Pintor) [3:13]
Interpol — Tidal Wave (from El Pintor) [4:18]
Interpol — Breaker 1 (from El Pintor) [4:13]
Interpol — Twice As Hard (from El Pintor) [4:57]
Interpol — Ancient Ways (from El Pintor) [3:01]
Interpol — Same Town, New Story (from El Pintor) [4:10]
Interpol — Crimewaves
Interpol — Barricade
Interpol — Lights
Interpol — Summer Well
Interpol — Remixes
Interpol — Pace Is the Trick (from Our Love to Admire) [4:37]
Interpol — The Scale (from Our Love to Admire) [3:25]
Interpol — All Fired Up (from Our Love to Admire) [3:35]
Interpol — Pioneer To the Falls (from Our Love to Admire) [5:43]
Interpol — No I In Threesome (from Our Love to Admire) [3:52]
Interpol — The Heinrich Maneuver (from Our Love to Admire) [3:28]
Interpol — Mammoth (from Our Love to Admire) [4:14]
Interpol — Who Do You Think (from Our Love to Admire) [3:13]
Interpol — Wrecking Ball (from Our Love to Admire) [4:34]
Interpol — The Lighthouse (from Our Love to Admire) [5:24]
Interpol — Mind Over Time (from Our Love to Admire) [4:49]
Interpol — Rest My Chemistry (from Our Love to Admire) [5:01]
Interpol — C’mere
Interpol — Evil (from Antics) [3:36]
Interpol — Take You on a Cruise (from Antics) [4:54]
Interpol — Narc (from Antics) [4:08]
Interpol — C'mere (from Antics) [3:12]
Interpol — Length of Love (from Antics) [4:07]
Interpol — Slow Hands (from Antics) [3:04]
Interpol — Next Exit (from Antics) [3:20]
Interpol — A Time to Be So Small (from Antics) [4:51]
Interpol — Public Pervert (from Antics) [4:40]
Interpol — Not Even Jail (from Antics) [5:47]
Interpol — Interlude
Interpol — Obstacle 1 (Arthur Baker remix)
Interpol — PDA (Black Session) (from The Black EP) [5:18]
Interpol — Leif Erikson (Black Session) (from The Black EP) [3:55]
Interpol — Nyc (Demo) (from The Black EP) [4:28]
Interpol — Specialist (Black Session) (from The Black EP) [6:34]
Interpol — Say Hello to the Angels (from The Black EP) [4:28]
Interpol — Obstacle 1 (Black Session) (from The Black EP) [4:18]
Interpol — Say Hello to the Angels / NYC
Interpol — Leif Erikson (from Turn On the Bright Lights) [4:00]
Interpol — PDA (from Turn On the Bright Lights) [5:00]
Interpol — Obstacle 1 (from Turn On the Bright Lights) [4:11]
Interpol — Roland (from Turn On the Bright Lights) [3:36]
Interpol — Say Hello to the Angels (from Turn On the Bright Lights) [4:28]
Interpol — Untitled (from Turn On the Bright Lights) [3:57]
Interpol — Stella Was a Diver and She Was Always Down (from Turn On the Bright Lights) [6:28]
Interpol — Hands Away (from Turn On the Bright Lights) [3:06]
Interpol — NYC (from Turn On the Bright Lights) [4:20]
Interpol — The New (from Turn On the Bright Lights) [6:07]
Interpol — Obstacle 2 (from Turn On the Bright Lights) [3:47]

Leif Erikson (Black Session)The Black EP
3:55
Nyc (Demo)The Black EP
4:28
Obstacle 1 (Black Session)The Black EP
4:18
PDA (Black Session)The Black EP
5:18
Say Hello to the AngelsThe Black EP
4:28
Say Hello to the AngelsTurn On the Bright Lights
4:28
Specialist (Black Session)The Black EP
6:34
A Time to Be So SmallAntics (The Twentieth Anniversary Edition)
4:51
A Time to Be So SmallAntics
4:51
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