Story Behind The Song
The lyrics are the outgoing greeting I wrote for my first phone machine. The music came along years later.
Song Description
The song compares what technology promise versus what it actually delivers. For all these supposedly great developments in communications, are we really closer, or more alienated?
| Song Length |
2:26 |
Genre |
Pop - Alternative, Pop - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Welcoming, Sociable |
Subject |
Future, Telephone |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
Hello, thanks for calling
I'm not home right now
And I can't come to the phone
I must presume someone will call
In my future
In order to record this message
That you're listening to
Now is my future and the callers past
But I can't hear you due to a
non-linear time displacement effect
But thanks to these subneural
Differential brainwave implants
You can hear my voice
Isn't technolgy wonderful?
I can't explain
So please leave your name
And I'll get back to you
But if you're not hooked
To the machine
When I hook in again
Then I'l just hear your voice
In what will be my present
In the future
But thanks to these magnetic strips
Memories and microchips
You can hear my voice
Isn't technology wonderful?