"Momentary Bliss" lyrics

"Momentary Bliss"
(feat. slowthai and Slaves)

[2-D:]
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Momentary bliss

[Isaac Holman:]
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

[2-D:]
Lovely Rita, meter maid
Lovely Rita, meter maid

[slowthai (2-D):]
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 so 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

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

[2-D:]
Poster boy (Ayy)
Poster girl (Rita)
In 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
Oh, you need to change your face
You're getting sold, it's such a waste
Y'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?

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

Makes me sick

[Isaac Holman:]
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


Thanks to kibble, Jp for correcting these lyrics.
Writer(s): Mike G. Dean, Laurie Vincent, Isaac Holman, Tyron Frampton, Remi Kabaka, Damon Albarn
"Momentary Bliss" is the first "episode" in the "Song Machine" series. The band announced it on Twitter on 01/24/2020 with the following message, "Advance notice! @gorillaz team up with @slowthai and @Slaves for their brand new track - and it'll be @AnnieMac 's Hottest Record on Thursday! Listen to @bbcr1 from 7pm."
The chorus samples "Lovely Rita" by The Beatles.
This song is heard in the episode one's video, published on 01/30/2020, which was preceded by a trailer one day earlier. The video features the band with cartoon characters.
single: "Song Machine, Episode 1" (2020)
Gorillaz - Song Machine, Episode 1 single cover
album: "Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez" (2020)
Gorillaz - Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez album cover
Opium
(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
Simplicity
(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
Severed Head
(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
With Love To An Ex
(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
MLS
(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
How Far?
(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
You May Also Like
Eyedress - "Jealous" You could have anyone you want Why would you want to be with me? I'm nothing special You could have anyone you want Why would you want to be with me? You know, I'm nothing special Be with whoever...
Caravan Palace - "Lone Digger" Hey, brother, what you thinking? Leave that old record spinning You feel the rhythm, going (They call it lonely digging) Let's end your time to lay low Your knees a-bending, so It's time to get up...
Sublime - "Doin' Time" Summertime, and the livin's easy Bradley's on the microphone with Ras M.G. All people in the dance will agree that we're Well qualified to represent the L.B.C. G, me and Louie, we gon' run to the...
Arctic Monkeys - "Old Yellow Bricks" Old yellow bricks, Love's a risk, Quite the little Escapologist Looked so miffed, When you wished, For a thousand places better than this, You are the fugitive, But you don't know what you're...
MGMT - "Kids" Five, four, three, two, one, ah! You were a child crawlin' on your knees toward it Makin' Mama so proud, but your voice is too loud We like to watch you laughin' You pick the insects off plants, no...