The song is about technology . . . computers and internet mostly. We communicate online and miss out on life. People think they are communicating, but it's not the same as one-on-one, in person talking. We create false personas when we talk online . . . people talk to strangers and cover up their flaws. They lose who they are.
"cos stripped of your equipment you’ll be forced to face yourself…"
I like the last line of the song:
"when the war is over you can read the paper"
It shows how much the times are changing because of the internet. People get their news online now. The internet is used to such an extreme that people don't sit down in the morning with a cup of coffee and the morning paper anymore. Instead they log on to a computer for their news.
The part about selling souls to the highest bidder reminds me of people selling everything on ebay . . . I've seen human souls up for sale there before.
The song is about technology . . . computers and internet mostly. We communicate online and miss out on life. People think they are communicating, but it's not the same as one-on-one, in person talking. We create false personas when we talk online . . . people talk to strangers and cover up their flaws. They lose who they are.
"cos stripped of your equipment you’ll be forced to face yourself…"
I like the last line of the song:
"when the war is over you can read the paper"
It shows how much the times are changing because of the internet. People get their news online now. The internet is used to such an extreme that people don't sit down in the morning with a cup of coffee and the morning paper anymore. Instead they log on to a computer for their news.
The part about selling souls to the highest bidder reminds me of people selling everything on ebay . . . I've seen human souls up for sale there before.