Discover the story of the song > Assimilation – Róisín Murphy

The protagonist realizes that everything she sees is just a perfect simulation. She sees her partner's face everywhere, but it's just pixels. She feels lonely and fantasizes about a perfect love that doesn't really exist. She knows it's all just an illusion, but she can't help but believe in it. The song is about the protagonist realizing that her love and fantasies are not real and just part of a simulation.