(video version in the link below) Look up I have 422 fr,yet I’m lonely I speak to all of them everyday,yet none of them really known me The problem I have sits in the place between Looking into their eyes,or at the name on a screen I took a step back,and opened my eyes, I looked around,and then realised That this media we call social,is anything but when we open our computer, and it’s our door we shut All this technology we have,it’s just an ullusion Of community,of companionship,a sense of inclusion Yet when you step away from this device of delusion, You awaken to see,a world of confusion A world where we’re slaves to the technology we mastered Where our information gets sold by some rich greedy bastard A world of self-interest,self-image,self-promotion Where we share all our best bits,but leave out the emotion. We are at our most happy with an experience we share But is it the same if no one is there Be there for your friends,and they’ll be there too But no one will be,if a group message will do We edit and exaggerate,we crave adulation We pretend we don’t notice the social isolation We put our words into order, until our lives are glistening We don’t even know if anyone is listening Being alone isn’t the problem,let me just emphasize That if you read a book,paint a picture,or do some exercise You are being productive,and present,not reserved of recluse You’re being awake and attendtive,and putting your time to good use So when you’re in public,and you start to feel alone Put your hand behind your head,and step away from your phone You don’t need to stare at your menu,or at your contact list Just talk to one another,and learn to co-exist I can’t stand to hear the silence,of a busy commuter train When no one wants to talk through the fear of looking insane We’re becoming unsocial,it no longer satisfies To engage with one another,and look into someone’s eyes We’re surrounded by children,who since they were born Watch us living like robots,and think it’s the norm It’s not very likely you’ll make world greatest dad If you can’t entertain a child without using an Ipad When I was a child,I would never be home I’d be out with my friends,on our bike we would roam We’d ware holes on our trainers,and graze up our knees We’d build our own clubhouse,high up in the trees Now the park so quiet,it gives me a chill To see no children outside and the swing hanging still There’s no skipping or hopscotch,no church and no steeple We’re generation of idiots,smartphones and dump people So look up from your phone,shut down that display Take in your surroundings,and make the most of today Just one real connection is all it can take To show you the difference that being there can make Be there in the moment,when she gives you the look That you remember forever,as when love overtook The time you first hold her hand,or first kiss her lips The first time you first disagree,but still love her to bits The time you don’t need to tell hundreds, about what you’ve just done Because you want to share the moment,with just this one The time you sell your computer,so you can buy a ring For the girl of your dreams,who is now the real thing The time you want to start a family,and the moment when You first hold your baby girl,and get to fall in love again The time she keeps you up at night,and all you want is rest And the time you wipes away the tears,as your baby flees the nest The time your little girl returns,with a boy for you to hold And the day he call you grandad,and makes you feel real old The time you take in all you’ve made,just by giving life attention And how your glad you didn’t waste It,by looking down at some invention The time you hold your wife’s hand,and sit down beside her bed You tell her that you love her,and lay a kiss upon her head She then whisper to you quietly,as her heart gives a final beat That’s she lucky she got stopped,by that lost boy in the street But none of these time ever happened,you never had any of this When you’re too busy looking down,you don’t see the chances you miss So look up from your phone,shut down those displays We have a finite existence, a set number of days Why waste all our time getting caught in the net As when the end comes,nothing worst than regret I am too guilty too,of being part of this machine This digital world,where we are heard but not seen Where we type and don’t talk,where we read as we chat Where we spend hours together,without making eye contact Don’t give in to a life where you follow the hype Give people your love,don’t give them your life Disconnect from the need to be heard and defined Go out into the world,leave distraction behind Look out from your phone,shut down that display Stop reading this,live life the real way -Gary Tunk- Video version: Vietsub youtube/watch?v=TgZVjeNYvYU Source: https://youtube/watch?v=Z7dLU6fk9QY
Posted on: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 04:22:17 +0000
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