Becoming Slaves to the latest craze Before we've seen it, we're sure we need it And mail's replacing conversation Human contact's been in danger (but look how far we've come)
Falling further back with the latest breakthroughs Sterilized the way we're communicating Anonymity to accomplish on PC what we now can't do for real
Point, click, order now No need to leave the house Technology's providing the freedom for us all to be tethered to the wall
We've started living through posted pictures and gaining meaning through others feedback The kids are learning, preparing early, From what they see, for a life behind machines (life behind machines)
Falling further back with the latest breakthroughs Sterilized the way we're communicating Anonymity to accomplish on PC what we now can't do for real
Point, click, order now No need to leave the house Technology's providing the freedom for us all to be tethered to the wall
Even when we're out with friends There're whole groups with lowered heads They're hypnotized in fluorescent glow We're out together, but we're still alone
The past few years we've come so far Wonder where we'll be in ten or twenty more...
