Sounds Of Surveillance - Si-Mark And Scott-Funkel

Creative Good with Mark Hurst

From WFMU Techtonic, a new take on a classic, by - Scott Williams - lyrics, vocals, organ, guitar Mark Hurst - lyrics, vocals Greg Harrison - drums Matt Fiveash - bass Lily Wen - audio engineering LYRICS: The Sounds of Surveillance by Si-mark and Scott-funkel Hello Siri, my old friend You've come to spy on me again Because the websites that I've been browsing Give you insight into my thinking Paranoia that you planted in my brain Still remains Within the sounds of surveillance And in the metaverse I saw Three billion people, maybe more People texting without speaking People swiping without reading People monitored by devices that never cared No one dared Disturb the sounds of surveillance And the people bowed and prayed To the neon god they made And the screen flashed out its warning In the words that it was forming And the screen said, "The billions in profits are written in the smartphone apps Like Google Maps" And whispered in the sounds of surveillance