The lyrics to this one are pretty opaque. Tonight the Stars Revolt!, as with Powerman 5000 as a whole, were built around a science fiction and comic book aesthetic. This song fits into that. The other hit to come off this album, "When Worlds Collide," clearly references an old science fiction film, but "Nobody's Real" has no such obvious connection. It seems to reference the notion of genre fiction in general, judging by the opening verse: Scary monsters And super peeps The more you dream the less you sleep Life as you know it
This song was popular during the post-grunge period when industrial music was a popular flavor on "alternative" and "modern rock" radio stations. The Tonight the Stars Revolt! album went platinum, but the band never came close to those sales figures again.
The song was featured on the soundtrack of the 1999 Arnold Schwarzenegger film End of Days.
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