alexanderg Posted July 3, 2014 Posted July 3, 2014 It occurred to me that "Hard Wired" by Tracy Chapman is a fine description of growing up in the Statist matrix, especially the line "All the secrets and the mysteries / You've been selfishly withholding". What do you guys think? Your wants desiresNeeds and wishesWill be duly notedProcessed filed and catalogedLabeled and encodedTurned into sitcom dialogAnd advertising slogansWe've got a box to put in your brainHard wired for downloadingAll the secrets and the mysteriesYou've been selfishly withholdingThe dreams and hopesThat once were yoursWill now be collected and dispersedSo the first to come with cash to spendWill be the first one servedWe've got a box to put in your brainHard wired for downloadingAll the secrets and the mysteriesYou've been selfishly withholdingMake you think you like to be watchedDisplayed on the auction blockInvaded in your own homeStripped naked on the televisionHumiliated in front of millionsWe've got a box to put in your brainHard wired for downloadingAll the secrets and the mysteriesYou've been selfishly withholdingWe've got a box to put in your brainWe've got a box to put in your brainWe've got a box to put in your brainWe've got a box to put in your brainYour wants desiresNeeds and wishesWill be duly noted
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