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Artificial Light (Bonus Track) Lyrics by The Kinks

Sleepwalker

1977

Slow dancing in a disco
Standing underneath the light show
Illuminated by the artificial light
I disbelieved it at first sight
I couldn't tell if she was black or white
It didn't matter in the artificial light
Artificial light
Artificial light
Artificial light
Artificial light
First time I saw her she was easy to know
She had nothing to hide, she put it all out to show
She didn't cover up or try to conceal
I knew the way that she felt 'cause her expression was real
She didn't cover up the inside
She showed it all on the outside
Stark naked in the artificial light
Everybody gotta learn to relax
To be yourself you have to put on an act
Get together in the artificial light
And if I saw her in the light of day
I wouldn't know what to say, I wouldn't know what had happened
I only wanna know a world below
Where we can be ourselves beneath an artificial glow
And if you're scared what your friend'll say
And you're embarrassed by the light of day
Get together in the artificial light
Everybody let yourself go
Everybody to a floor show
Get together in the artificial light
Artificial light
Artificial light
Artificial light
Artificial light
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The Kinks

The Kinks

About “Artificial Light (Bonus Track)” by The Kinks

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"Artificial Light (Bonus Track)" appears on "Sleepwalker" in 1977.

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