Lyrics:
[Verse 1]
A silent net is spreading wide
Across the modern grid
It’s capturing the open space
And everything we did
It’s taking out the handwritten note
The journal on the desk
Replacing every human touch
With something automated, picturesque
[Chorus]
The virtual convenience is a trap
That's starting to take control
It’s taking over everything
And it can take over a soul
Yeah, it's taking over now
If we don't put up a fight
[Verse 2]
It’s wiping out the slow commute
The window-gazing drive
It’s feeding us a simulated view
To prove that we’re alive
It’s taking out the coffee shops
Where voices used to blend
We’re trading real encounters
For a profile or a friend
[Chorus]
The virtual convenience is a trap
That's starting to take control
It’s taking over everything
And it can take over a soul
Yeah, it's taking over now
If we don't put up a fight
[Verse 3]
How about our instincts?
The ways we used to know?
When a machine maps out our path
Which way do spirits go?
It is taking out the accidents
That used to guide our fate
It leaves us completely isolated
Standing at the gate
[Extended Chorus]
The virtual convenience is a trap
That's starting to take control
It’s taking over everything
And it can take over a soul
Yeah, it's taking over now
If we don't put up a fight
It’ll take more than that
If we’re slow to take control
The virtual convenience is a trap
But can take over a soul
[Verse 1]
A silent net is spreading wide
Across the modern grid
It’s capturing the open space
And everything we did
It’s taking out the handwritten note
The journal on the desk
Replacing every human touch
With something automated, picturesque
[Chorus]
The virtual convenience is a trap
That's starting to take control
It’s taking over everything
And it can take over a soul
Yeah, it's taking over now
If we don't put up a fight
[Verse 2]
It’s wiping out the slow commute
The window-gazing drive
It’s feeding us a simulated view
To prove that we’re alive
It’s taking out the coffee shops
Where voices used to blend
We’re trading real encounters
For a profile or a friend
[Chorus]
The virtual convenience is a trap
That's starting to take control
It’s taking over everything
And it can take over a soul
Yeah, it's taking over now
If we don't put up a fight
[Verse 3]
How about our instincts?
The ways we used to know?
When a machine maps out our path
Which way do spirits go?
It is taking out the accidents
That used to guide our fate
It leaves us completely isolated
Standing at the gate
[Extended Chorus]
The virtual convenience is a trap
That's starting to take control
It’s taking over everything
And it can take over a soul
Yeah, it's taking over now
If we don't put up a fight
It’ll take more than that
If we’re slow to take control
The virtual convenience is a trap
But can take over a soul