Gatsby

[Verse 1: Meshell Ndegeocello]

I built a castle out of trees and pretty scenes

I woke up and it was missing

It wasn't real, it wasn't real

I loved a woman who turned out to be

An ideal thing, I woke up and she's different

Oh wow

It wasn't real

It wasn't real

[Chorus: Meshell Ndegeocello & Joan as Policewoman]

I've been saying things I don't believe

I've been doing things that just ain't me (or is it me?)

But knowing that this can continue

But I keep on living the same way

[Verse 2: Meshell Ndegeocello]

Trapped in the future, that's so far ahead

I live the past and I'd rather pretend

It isn't real, it isn't real

A version of self that erases thе mirror

So I changed my Appearance

And go out for dinnеr with people

It hurt to be noticed

And they talk just alike and they argue for thrills

It's just never too real

[Chorus: Meshell Ndegeocello & Joan as Policewoman]

I've been saying things I don't believe

I've been doing things that just ain't me (or is it me?)

Been knowing that this can continue

But I keep on living the same way

[Bridge: Meshell Ndegeocello]

But you didn't know me then

While I wasn't a nobody's friend

I wanted what all men want

To be in good company

And go around breaking things

And never think about fixing

Can't let it go now, won't let it go

I been living the type of life I see in moves

It's unsustainable

I've been practicing on a new accent, new stories

Might be more relatable

While I end up with the same damn clothes on

I thought of so individual

Went to the East, make sure you take some pictures

You know it's all about the visual

(Pretty pretty things)

[Chorus: Meshell Ndegeocello & Joan as Policewoman]

I've been saying things I don't believe (I can't be another)

I've been doing things that just ain't me (or is it me?)

Been knowing that this can continue

But I keep on living the same way

I've been saying things I don't believe

I've been doing things that just ain't me (or is it me?)

I'm selfish for my independence

But I keep on living the same way