A Modern Life

Messages flying into view with a mind designed to capture you
Gadgets that send our words into space, spoken broken then interlaced
Strength of will not to split in two, information stagnating in a mental queue
Recreational knockoffs of the original toys that we used to love

These are details of a modern life, oh oh oh
These are the things required by a modern life, oh oh oh
These are details of a modern life, oh oh oh
These are the things required by a modern life, oh oh oh

Wars hidden behind mirrors and smoke, too expensive to fix so discard when broke
Laughing behind your poker face, the shortcuts are trampled in the human race
Strength of will not to fall apart, trust mistakenly placed in the human heart
Slipshod reproductions cast of the original ones that were built to last

These are details of a modern life, oh oh oh
These are the things required by a modern life, oh oh oh
These are details of a modern life, oh oh oh
These are the things inspired by a modern life, oh oh oh

And we don’t think much about it
We’re all so stuck in our own heads
We’ve lowered the stakes and raised our bets
Monkey see and monkey gets

These are the details of a modern life
These are the travails of a modern life
These are things required by a modern life
These are things inspired by a modern life

Isn’t everything just automatic? Why can’t everything be automatic

And we don’t think much about it
We’re all so stuck in our own heads
We’ve lowered the stakes and raised our bets
Monkey see and monkey gets
We don’t think about it now, we don’t think about it

Track 9 from the album "It's Never The Way You Imagine It" by Devin Tait
Written, performed, produced and mixed by Devin Tait
Mastered by Brandon Strecker and Devin Tait
c 2011 Devin Tait - Raughtic Music (ASCAP)

Original Demo produced by Devin Tait, Dec. 2008
Mixed by Devin Tait and Mary White at QP Sound, North Hollywood CA