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Too Hot To Sleep

(c)2021 Melody Ayres-Griffiths

An Apology

INTRO

VERSE 1

Let's go back
back to the 70s
back to a little place
called Silicon Valley
where a bunch
of smart guys
who hated suits and ties
began to see just what this world could be
and so they
 
Started dreaming
up their fantasy
to connect the world
build a meritocracy 
but then
the vultures came
they dreamt of money made
from exploiting your dreams and fantasies 
so   

CHORUS 1

I owe you
an apology
for both binding your mouths
while making their speech free
also

Tampering with your
democracy although
that was you
who told me
they were fascists... 

Bits and MIPS
and microchips
it's all designed
to make our time fly
but now

We're all bound
to this technology 
which helps you do you
and lets me be me be me... 

INTERLUDE

VERSE 2

Let's go back
to the 1980s
back to a guy name Bill
and to a guy name Steve
one headed Microsoft
one made the Macintosh
and they believed their PCs could change the world and their

Companies began to pick up steam
defeating Commodore, Tandy and Atari
together they began to shape the future
of humanity through their respective platforms

CHORUS 2

I owe you
an apology
for not binding their mouths
while making your speech free
also

Tampering with your
democracy although
that was they
who told me
you were fascists... 

Bits and MIPS
and microchips
it's all designed
to make our time fly
but now

We're all bound
to this technology 
which helps you do you
and lets me be me be me... 

INTERLUDE

BRIDGE

You can see how this all came out to be when you all
realize that you all live a fantasy where you are
safe at home, and yet you're free to roam around
a galaxy of information, a digital imagination

But you see it's not all it's cracked up to be 
because the vultures know how to nurture and make
you grow not into better selves but little worker elves
building their fantasy creation a world where they
rule your inspiration

And you do this all quite willingly because you
can't miss out on all the action
happening there on your little screen it gives a
real sense of satisfaction
can't stop looking, looking at that screen you can't help
wondering just what you're missing
you only live once you know what I mean better
keep on watching won't regret it

VERSE 3

Let's go back
to the 1990s
back to an English man
Timothy Berners-Lee
who made a protocol
he called HTTP
that he set free and made the World Wide Web
and then

A guy named Jim
hired a guy named Marc
and they both made the spark
that set the whole thing off
and it all started well
but then the vultures smelled
the scent of sweet money power and domination

CHORUS 3

I owe you
an apology
for not binding their hands
while keeping your world free
also

Tampering with your
democracy although
you all think
the other folks
are fascists... 

Bits and MIPS
and microchips
it's all designed
to make our time fly
but now

We're all bound
to this technology 
which helps you do you
and lets me be me be me... 

OUTRO

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1994

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Samhain

My Arabian Knight

Together

Help Me I'm Falling

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Brave New World

Canadian composer and electronic music artist.

Many of these works broadcast across Australia on ABC Radio National (when I lived there before coming home to Canada during COVID)
Did music for WebTV / MSNTV in the 90s. Annoyed millions!
Prolific tracker composer. Played a few chiptune concerts. In some art packs.

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