Pushing Buttons
Dreams of Button Pushing: A Symphony of Mundane Desires
Lyrics
Down in the basement everybody looks the same
Observation of uniformity and anonymity in a basement setting.
Nobody talks and nobody knows their name
Emphasis on the lack of communication and identity among individuals.
And when it's 5 o clock they rush off back to their homes
Reference to a routine where people leave work at 5 o'clock to return home.
To spend all evening just dreaming of pushing buttons
People spend their evenings daydreaming about mundane activities, symbolized by "pushing buttons."
Pushing buttons for the company cars
Repetition of the idea of pushing buttons, emphasizing various aspects of corporate life and disinterest in others.
Pushing buttons for the miles to Mars
-Pushing buttons for planning the year
-Pushing buttons just to make it clear
-That they're taking no notice of you
-You see they've got better things to do
-In San Francisco there's a man with a crazy dream
-John, Paul, George and Ringo in a never ending stream
-Sex scenes and magazines all travel at the speed of light
-Eight billion people all dreaming of pushing buttons
-Pushing buttons for the company cars
-Pushing buttons for the miles to Mars
-Pushing buttons for planning the year
-Pushing buttons just to make it clear
-That they're taking no notice of you
-You see they've got better things to do
-Pushing buttons for the company cars
-Pushing buttons for the miles to Mars
-Pushing buttons for planning the year
-Pushing buttons just to make it clear
-That they're taking no notice of you
-You see they've got better things to do
-Television, radio you know, all gone blank
Mention of the media landscape becoming uninteresting or irrelevant.
No VCR. No singles bar. No tiger in your tank
Reference to the absence of certain elements (VCR, singles bar) and a metaphorical tiger in your tank (motivation).
The AI bot that wrote this song doesn't get a check from Daniel Ek
Critique of the songwriter not benefiting financially from the song on platforms like Spotify (Daniel Ek).
It ain't got no fingers - just dreaming of pushing buttons
The AI bot creating the song lacks physical presence and can only dream of pushing buttons.
Pushing buttons
Repetition of the phrase "Pushing buttons," possibly underscoring the central theme or expressing a sense of futility.
Pushing buttons
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