Techno Tyranny

Instead of writing something, I thought I'd share some verse I wrote. It's from a song I came up with at least twenty years ago. I think it applies to today's world more than ever (ask me about trying to renew my driver's licence)...


Techno Tyranny

I belong to you
You belong to me
Merging all together
In a Techno Tyranny

We're the new society, so glad to finally meet you
You've got a number not a name, unique ID - always true
Error in the database marked you as dead - we're sorry!
Deleted you a week ago, we guess you know the story
Not a thing that we can do
A real problem, it is true

Now you're not a person, you're a number nothing more
Now we're really finished, 'cause it's rotten to the core

Now we've really done it, its a thing that's good as done
Gripped in Techno Tyranny just isn't any fun

One and one is two
Two and two is three
Nothing can make sense at all
with Techno Tyranny

We're the new society, electrical solutions
Co-processor, fast I/O - electrical pollution
Silicon chip frequency, topic of conversation
Disney speak and MTV, sweeping 'cross every nation
Information overload, media and thought control

Now you're not a person, you're a number nothing more
Now we're really finished, 'cause it's rotten to the core

Now we've really done it, its a thing that's good as done
Gripped in Techno Tyranny just isn't any fun

Open up and see
The new reality
Merging all together
In a Techno Tyranny

We're the new society, technology in action
Remote control, go fast or slow - we're serving every faction
Information highway with an Internet connection
1000 TV channels using satellite reflection
All too much for me to bear
Cyber space is a cyber scare

Now you're not a person, you're a number nothing more
Now we're really finished, 'cause it's rotten to the core

Now we've really done it, its a thing that's good as done
Gripped in Techno Tyranny just isn't any
Can't be any
Won't be any
...fun