Bright Ones and Zeros
sing to me from a satellite signal
a human being brought down to a symbol
a stuttering light in the coal black night
bright ones and zeros stuck in a trance
(give peace a fighting chance)
sing me a song from the cell phone tower
when the power flickers for the final time
we'll raise a glass of wine to our electric shrine
it's those fiber optics that bring us together
those motherboards made of silicon sand
printed and pressed in the fatherland
it's that rippling liquid crystal display
that shows you the shadow of what I say
an artificial sun in the shape of a window
making shade of the room around you
the false shine glimmers like diamonds in the dust
it takes your heart and scrapes off the rust
iron oxide from the aging of your blood
a ruddy complexion by vection
love suffers no correction
at least that's what it says in the branding
safety, surety, and understanding...
© Steve Skafte
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Bright Ones and Zeros
sing to me from a satellite signal
a human being brought down to a symbol
a stuttering light in the coal black night
bright ones and zeros stuck in a trance
(give peace a fighting chance)
sing me a song from the cell phone tower
when the power flickers for the final time
we'll raise a glass of wine to our electric shrine
it's those fiber optics that bring us together
those motherboards made of silicon sand
printed and pressed in the fatherland
it's that rippling liquid crystal display
that shows you the shadow of what I say
an artificial sun in the shape of a window
making shade of the room around you
the false shine glimmers like diamonds in the dust
it takes your heart and scrapes off the rust
iron oxide from the aging of your blood
a ruddy complexion by vection
love suffers no correction
at least that's what it says in the branding
safety, surety, and understanding...
© Steve Skafte
tumblr | etsy | blurb | facebook 1 - 2