brave new world


Take out my head, put in your program
Connect my wires to your panels and controls
Turn the dial this way -- make me blindly laugh and wave
Turn the dial that way -- make me behave

brave new world of synthetic feeling
cast aside organic meaning
let me sleep now
now keep me awake
help make me more loving
now help me concentrate

Taught to forget
what you should not know
Taught to sit back
and watch the new show

Taught to make love
without emotion
Taught to wage war
without commotion

Taught to keep our ears closed
When people are screaming
Taught to keep our mouths closed
When questions are beckoning

Taught to keep our eyes closed
When the violence is impending
Taught to keep our minds closed
When the answers are not clear

I'm going to fight
the machine
pull out my wires
and become a human being
I'm going to fight
this machine
pull out my wires
and become a human being
I'm going to fight
the machine