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Superbloom

from Virtual World by Alex Fantauzzo

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In a beautiful town called Lake Elsinore
There were flowers in bloom like you’d never seen before
Fiery red hillsides that gleam in the sun
And don’t belong to no one

So the people they came from far and from wide
And parked all their cars right by the roadside
Some wanted to wonder, and some wanted fame
Just wanted someone to remember their name

Sat down in the field for a photograph
Crushed a few flowers into the grass
But when thousands of people make a small sacrifice
Turns out there’s a pretty steep price

If you care too much about how you appear
You’ll forget to live in the now and the here
And when you hold on too tight to the way you want to seem
All you’ll get is a field of trampled red poppies

It was a picture perfect scene until you zoomed out
Fights in the parking lot, screaming and shouting
But when all your perception comes through a screen
What does reality mean?

So the mayor he panicked, said the end was nigh
The town was too crowded and he couldn’t stand by
Asked all the tourists to “Leave, if you please”
So their lives could go on in peace

But the crowd didn’t heed the mayor’s plea
Snuck round the road blocks, swarmed through the trees
Whatever the cost, they didn’t seem to care
Just wanted to stop and to stare

If you care too much about how you appear
You’ll forget to live in the now and the here
And when you hold on too tight to the way you want to seem
All you’ll get is a field of trampled red poppies

Well when all that you want’s a reflection of you
And looking out for yourself is all that you do
You can’t trust your neighbor so you build a white fence
Who cares if they take offense?

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from Virtual World, released September 2, 2022
Alex Fantauzzo - Acoustic guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Vocals
Ben Fantauzzo - Drums

Music & Lyrics by Alex Fantauzzo

Produced by Alex Fantauzzo
Mastered by Juliya Smith

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Alex Fantauzzo Rochester, New York

Songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Alex Fantauzzo’s debut album Virtual World is a cutting examination of modern society which addresses the here and now while evoking a timeless feel.

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