Vaunted Lyrics

Vaunted

Oh, the precious things in life

No longer felt or touched

Now they're all seen and heard

Till it's all just too much

Virtual they say

No virtue in sight

Baiting hating irritating

Don't forget to write

'Cause I'm lonely

Need some phoney baloney

Maybe someone will love me

make me whole again

Vaunted this brave new world

How did we settle for this

Newspeak for a mother's milk

A smiley face for a kiss

Vaunted watch your back

While you selfie out front

Your fifteen minutes soon will be up

Of all the stupid things we've done

None compare to this

Giving up our privacy

For something fleeting as mist

Gratification immediate and fast

The one thing we don't want

Is for it all to last

'Cause I'm hungry

Looking for something to stun me

From Monday to Sunday

make me numb again

Vaunted this brave new world

Social net well-versed

What they used to call a second life

For most now it's first

Vaunted watch your back

While you selfie out front

Your fifteen minutes soon will be up

Think you're in heaven but you're living in hell

Vaunted a plastic world at least plastic has form

It's all just make believe to keep the children warm

Vaunted you read my lips can't look me in the eye

I don't know whether I should laugh or cry

Vaunted this brave new world

How did we settle for this?

Newspeak for a mother's milk

A smiley face for a kiss

Vaunted watch your back

While you selfie out front

Your fifteen minutes soon will be up