Looking Down

Looking down I see the world
Around my neck the headphones curled
It's more of this or that
It tells me where I'm at
And in my mind the info swirls

Looking down I can't see ahead
People I love or a light that's red
It tells me if I'm OK
Tells me who on election day
And in my mind the facts are said

What will I do come a solar flare
No thoughts for me through the air
How will I survive on my own
When I am looking down alone
Does anyone think or even care

Looking down I missed my life
I never had real friends or a wife
It's something I don't think about
I've got data that soothes my doubt
And in my mind I can't feel the strife

Looking down I can't look around
Can't hear those awful sounds
I've built myself a fantasy
Custom made apps just for me
And my mind is calling me down

Looking down I missed the revolution
Looking down I missed our evolution
I belong to the hive one and all
So I saw no rise and felt no fall
Never looked up or saw my dilution

Looking down I am safely lost
Looking down there are no costs
Statistics say I'm doing fine
Who am I to say they're lying
Or how much is being tossed

I want to look up but I can't
Reading a super stars drunken rant
While my train has left the station
I have this horrible new sensation
I want to look up and I can't

I'm afraid my fate is all to plain
The future is not for me to see
Unless it's downloaded to me
Who I am will be explained
When my hard drive is drained