21st Century (Digital Boy)
21st Century (Digital Boy)

Bad Religion - 21st Century (Digital Boy) Lyrics

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.… Read more

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Oct 1, 2004
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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
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind

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What is the Meaning of 21st Century (Digital Boy)?

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

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