Magic Trick

Soft static on the TV screen Young people on the livestream I facetimed a friend of mine, he suggested to me That watching people watch people is the future of our collective dream And so I went to sleep Nothing's ever gonna be the same It's all quiet on the chain gang What's the point in a picket sign when you've got no one to blame? You tried building the Tower of Babel, but you forgot your name So you went insane I don't have to tell you, it's impossible to miss Like slowing down the motions of a magic trick All the little people playing all their little games How could you look away? You used to walk to the corner store Now it's something you would die for You signed on for a sign of life and breathed a sigh of relief The whole world was online watching an endless feed And you can never leave I don't have to tell you, it's impossible to miss Like slowing down the motions of a magic trick All the little people playing all their little games How could you look away?