In an era where digital technology dominates, this song critiques the superficiality and disconnection prevalent in modern society. The lyrics highlight the protagonist's struggle with identity, shaped by consumerism and a lack of meaningful engagement. Describing himself as a "twenty-first century digital boy," he reveals a paradox: surrounded by gadgets yet devoid of essential life skills. This character is further depicted as a product of his environment, influenced by indifferent parents—an intellectual father and a medicated mother. The song underscores the emptiness behind material excess and questions whether such a lifestyle can offer true fulfillment or understanding. #ModernAlienation #ConsumerCulture #DigitalAge #IdentityCrisis
21st Century (Digital Boy)
Lyrics
I can't believe it
The way you look sometimes
Like a trampled flag on a city street
Oh yeah
And I don't want it
The things you're offering me
Symbolized barcode, quick I.D
Oh yeah
'Cause I'm a twenty-first century digital boy
I don't know how to live but I got a lot of toys
My daddy's a lazy middle-class intellectual
My mommy's on Valium, so ineffectual
Ain't life a mystery, yeah?
I can't explain it
The things you're're saying to me
It's going yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Oh yeah
'Cause I'm a twenty-first century digital boy
I don't know how to read but I got a lot of toys
My daddy's a lazy middle-class intellectual
My mommy's on Valium, so ineffectual, oh
Ain't life a mystery, yeah?
Tried to tell you about no control
But now I really don't know
And then you told me how bad you had to suffer
Is that really all you have to offer?
'Cause I'm a twenty-first century digital boy
I don't know how to live but I got a lot of toys
My daddy's a lazy middle-class intellectual
My mommy's on Valium, so ineffectual, yeah
(Twenty-first century digital boy) cats, sports, iron claw
(Twenty-first century digital boy) neurosurgeon screams for more
(Twenty-first century digital boy) innocents raped with napalm fire
(Twenty-first century digital boy) everything I want, I really need
Ain't life a mystery, yeah?
Writer(s): BRETT GUREWITZ
Copyright(s): Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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