On a warm windy highway, air-cond in my face
\nLong queues of motorbikes, riding slower in pace
\nUp ahead in the distance, I expected some delay
\nMy hand drew out my passport without thinking straight
\nI had to cross the causeway<\/p>\n
There she sat in the counter
\nStamping and wishing me well
\nAnd I was thinking to myself,
\n“This could be heaven or this could be hell”
\nThen she gave back my passport and she showed me the way
\nThere were voices on the radio
\nI thought I heard them say…<\/p>\n
Welcome to the hotel Singapura
\nSuch a sunny place
\nSuch a friendly face
\nPlenty of jobs at the hotel Singapura
\nAny time of year, you can find it here<\/p>\n
Her mind is Bulgari-twisted, she got the Mercedes Benz
\nShe got a lot of pretty army boys, that she calls friends
\nHow they club by the beaches, bright twilight sweat
\nSome dance to remember, most dance to forget<\/p>\n
So I called up the government,
\n“Guarantee me my job!”
\nThey said, “we do not have that spirit here, until you climb to the top”
\nBut still those voices are coming in strong all day,
\nAnd on TV in the middle of the night
\nI still can hear them say…<\/p>\n
Welcome to the hotel Singapura
\nThere’s no big surprise
\nEveryone gets a prize
\nThey livin’ it up at the hotel Singapura
\nGet a job in town, sign your contracts now<\/p>\n
Bonus for your taking
\nHundred bucks for the dice
\nAnd she said “we are all just prisoners here, of our own device”
\nAnd in the office towers
\nThey motioned for the pay
\nThey slogged it with their caffeine drinks
\nBut there’s still no night no day<\/p>\n
Last thing I remember, I was
\nRunning for the door
\nI had to find the passage back
\nTo the place I was before
\n“Relax,” said the servant,
\n“We are programmed to receive.
\nYou can go home for your holiday,
\nBut you can never leave!”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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