Silicon Valley Blues
Unveiling Silicon Shadows: A Musical Reflection on Privacy Invasion
Lyrics
You've kept it in the dark
You've kept your emotions hidden or private.
The secrets of the heart
Your innermost feelings and thoughts have been concealed.
But finally they will have you all figured out
Eventually, people will understand everything about you.
What makes you laugh and cry
What brings both joy and sorrow to you.
They have it in their files
Information about you is stored in their records.
So they can add it up to your unique SP
They use this data to create a profile unique to you.
After all is said and done
Despite everything being said and done.
You'd much rather be left alone
You prefer solitude, but someone is intruding.
But someone's got your number
Someone has discovered your identity.
Someone's got your e-mail
They have access to your email.
Someone puts a name on your door
Your identity is known to someone.
Someone knows the things you've been longing for
Someone is aware of your desires and wishes.
All those digits aren't illegit
Personal information isn't false.
They got it all mapped out for you
They have a detailed plan for your life.
Someone puts a price on your head
Your worth has a price tag.
Some are making sure that you've been well fed
Some ensure you're well-nourished.
And that status in hiatus won't stay like that for long
Your current state won't remain unchanged for long.
Not very long
Change is imminent.
This social psychopath
Describing a socially disconnected individual.
All decked out in the bath
This person is comfortably isolated.
A shower head might well be a fly on the wall
The environment even spies on them.
And I'm afraid to talk to you
There's reluctance to communicate face-to-face.
I'm hoping that a text will do
Communication through text is preferred.
Until I have to meet you again eye to eye
Avoiding direct eye contact during meetings.
Could call it Orwellian
Reference to George Orwell's themes of surveillance.
He's begging to be read again
The need for Orwell's work to be revisited.
Collecting all the data
Data is being collected on individuals.
They catch up with you later
Consequences catch up with you over time.
Someone puts a name on your door
Your identity is known to someone.
Someone knows the things you've been longing for
Someone understands your desires.
All those digits aren't illegit
Accurate information about you is not fabricated.
They got it all mapped out for you
They have a detailed plan for your life.
Someone puts a price on your head
Your worth has a price tag.
Some are making sure that you've been well fed
Some ensure you're well-nourished.
And that status in hiatus won't stay like that for long
Your current state won't remain unchanged for long.
Not very long
Change is imminent.
(Someone puts a name on your door)
Your identity is known to someone.
(Someone knows the things you've been longing for)
Someone understands your desires.
(All those digits aren't illegit)
Accurate information about you is not fabricated.
(They got it all mapped out for you)
They have a detailed plan for your life.
(Someone puts a price on your head)
Your worth has a price tag.
(Some are making sure that you've been well fed)
Some ensure you're well-nourished.
(And that status in hiatus won't stay like that for long)
Your current state won't remain unchanged for long.
(Not very long, not very long)
Change is imminent.
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