Future Shock

I was born in '82 'bout the time of the Cold War flu Born when the world was small Before we connected the zoo But look at the way we grew Dropped the borders, but we kept them walls The things we made to pull us close push us all We hear the ring, but we screen the calls So close we can almost touch So far we don't speak on the bus So close I can almost see your breath So far I can't hear your words I don't go a day without a button press The years go by in a blur The time a-plenty, inbox full So why do I feel so god damn empty? But look at how connected we are now The whole globe at your fingertips Speed the pace, it's an instant fix Space age, but I feel boxed in And it's wide open, and I'm dying to know Why I feel disconnected Am I dreaming demons, alienated Or do I just get what I expected? They say it's greed that keeps people turnin' Feeds the lonely and the beasts of burden East of Eden, but at least we're earnin' The ice is meltin' And the trees are burnin' Reporters say that it's all but lost now And all we can do is watch So I walk with my shoulders dropped Watch these blocks stack up with stores Is this what we're working for? Filling that home with goods, what's good But the chokehold ain't local no more It's global and closin' its doors And it ain't about right or wrong, what side you're on But the things we traded How many sights for how many sites How is your life, how is your life? And I don't mean "Do you like your life?" I mean "What is your life like?" I ain't tryin' to be deep, believe me I'm just tryin' to keep my head above water I was born in '82 But I live in two-thousand and now All the things I thought I knew Turns out they were never around And all the people I met today Well, they all the same Fillin' that emptiness Fill it up with Fendi till the trendiness fades Then throw that thing away I want the one with the new features Till the next one, out there Bury it a little deeper Add on to the man made mountain You can have it all, the campaign toutin' The cars and the champagne fountain But that pool's only deep enough to sink But these fools don't even stop to think They just want that bubbly Now they spillin' on you, ain't that lovely? What a mess since they jumped in Now they scream "Save me, save me" to the public But, but we barely, barely know the subject We all out, doin' for us In so far, so far and fat So near, so packed We don't speak on the bus Loss of love, loss of mind Uh huh Loss of love, loss of mind Runnin' out of time Loss of love, loss of mind Loss of love, loss of mind Damn near outta time