Hot on the heels of "Bloated", a song about the "glamour" world of a fictional Instagram heroine, "Commandment #1" is also about our addicitive online behavior. As if Moses would have written the 10 commandments anew, the first would be to "never go offline". Musically this upbeat rump shaker is equally rocking as its pedecessor, but instead of a wall of sound, you'll listen to a much lighter Brit Pop meets Electro Pop vibe.
lyrics
COMMANDMENT No. 1
Commandment Number One:
"Thou Shall Be On
And Never Go Offline!"
Before We had Machines To Feed
We Had To Go by Nine…
…More Commandments To Abide
To Make Use Of Our Time
That Little Extra Must Be, Still
So Message Me All Night
At Daylight We Get Off The Hook
Check Newsfeeds For A While
Can’t Be Disturbed, Do Not Watch Out
Or Get Kicked To The Curb
Refrain:
Millenials Get The Blues
And Abstrusely, Get Their Heads Around
Are Devoured
They Can Be Amused (by)
Petting Zoo Themes
A Duck Face Mug,
All Cats And Dogs
To Be Wowed
If Video Killed The Radiostar
My Digits Killed My Friends
In Realtime I Can See The Flight
Of Analogue Descent
When “Virtual Retardity” Takes Over
Apprehend
The Loss of Words, The Loss Of Speech
Brought Shakespeare To The End
Who Cares, He Was All Miserable
Like Poets Used To Be
No "Laugh Out Louds", No "What The Fucks",
But Bitter Lines And Pleas
Refrain:
Millenials Get The Blues
And Abstrusely, Get Their Heads Around
Are Devoured
They Can Be Amused (by)
Petting Zoo Themes
A Duck Face Mug,
All Cats And Dogs
To Be Wowed
My Meme Beats Your Avatar
In Shares And Cool Comments
With Likes And Smiles And Thumbs Go Up
I'll Keep The Upper Hand
My Social Skills For Your Cheap Thrills
What Else You Came Here For?
Don’t Tell Me This Environment Is Soulless
To The Core
If You Can’t Stand Enlightenment
Or Face Reality
Get Off My Profile And Hold Back
If It’s Not Your Cup Of Tea
credits
from artistocrazy,
track released September 13, 2019
written by Markus Scholl/produced by Marcel Sude
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