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  Sometimes you act like you don’t see me
But I can tell that you need me
Behind your face so shiny and clean.
But who you really are you don’t show
Before we go too far I wanna know
Who is the ghost inside my machine?
You’re just an Avatar
You’re just too good to be true
Who is the stranger whose arms I’m in
When I am dancing with you?

The world we live in is all digital
And our geometry is all polygonal
Why do I feel so tender inside?
Somewhere behind you, invisible
Out in the real world, an individual
It’s only love, there’s nothing to hide.
You’re just an Avatar
I want the genuine you
If you were nothing but make-believe
How could I feel like I do?

You may be only an illusion
Created just for confusion
By a little boy, or maybe two boys or three
While we are making love, are they laughing
What kind of dirty game could they be having
At the expense of someone like me?
I’m just an Avatar
I just pretend to be real
Because I’m nothing but make-believe
So is the pain that I feel
I’m just an Avatar
Somebody’s digital glove
I’m just a cheap imitation girl
I’m just a stand-in for love.