So Close, Pt. 1

Synthetic, aesthetic, pleasure magnetic
Action, reaction, pseudo-genetic
Memorizing, mesmerizing, chaotic energizing

Observation, clinical trials started
Subject one, negative response
Increase dosage, repeat

Machines smile at me, they deceive
They see what they should not see
Do we have control, do we get to keep our souls?
Do we do what we are told, even more so?

Fiction turned to real, was it meant to be?
Vision of polished steel in our time of need
Dehumanized, even paralyzed
We're told to tell lies upon lies

You were giving us so much
Another world at our slightest touch
Consumers of necessities
In a world of make-believe

Stretching out my hand to touch the promised land
So close, so close

Observation, man-machine interface activated
Subject one, partial transfer

Born of what I see, today's a different industry
We all adapted rapidly, disconnected from ourselves
Replaced by something else, but it sure felt something was surgically removed
Not sure if things improved, but we understood
Beyond what we can see, lies our entropy, our enhanced destiny

You were giving us so much
Another world at our slightest touch
Consumers of necessities
In a world of make-believe

Stretching out my hand to touch the promised land
So close, so close