Not Really Real

from Please Hold by Simone Eringfeld

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lyrics

You’re asking about my perfect dystopia?

Imagine a world where virtual reality has taken off,
Where everyone has VR headsets
To host experiences online.

Imagine when…

You wake up in the morning
you put your headset on,
you go through university,
you go to lectures,

you sort of simulate
WHAT LIFE IS

The University would be
a network,
or a file,
it wouldn't even be a place anymore.
To me, that university would be
Hellish

[CHORUS]
Hellish

I think that what might happen,
when learning is no longer a physical thing,
We start to ignore the body even more.
We get focused on the mind and vision alone,
which means we're disconnected from

Knowing
through
our Body

My life is consumed
by technology.
Having to step away from that
and interact with real people
in a real space, once a week
to listen to someone speaking,

To me, that is truly
Holy

[CHORUS]
Holy

When we cannot Be with each other
Physically,
it feels like it's

Not
really
real
but really
reality

[WHISPERED]
is all in our heads anyway.

Learning and social interaction
are not some meta-intellectual search:
It's a physical practice;
it's a way of Being-in-the-World.

[CHORUS]
Being in the world

Thinking something
or actually doing it
are not the same

You have to practice interacting with people,
Practice learning with people
In the Real World

Because space is important:
The body should be free
to operate in space.

The more sectors of society
become exclusive
to certain demographics,
the worse.

[CHORUS]
Not really real

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from Please Hold, released April 8, 2021

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Simone Eringfeld Cambridge, UK

Simone Eringfeld is a musician, writer, researcher and educationist whose creative work transcends the borders of any singular literary or musical genre. Her debut album PLEASE HOLD presents a unique style of storytelling.