[Verse 1]
I can't believe it, the way you look sometimes
Like a trampled flag on a city street, oh yeah
And I don't want it, the things you're offering me
Civilized bar code, quick ID, oh yeah
[Chorus]
'Cause I'm a 21st Century Digital Boy
I don't know how to live but I've got a lot of toys
My daddy's a lazy middle cla** intellectual
My mommy's on Valium, so ineffectual
Ain't life a mystery? Yeah
[Bridge]
[Verse 2]
I can't explain it, the things you're saying to me
It's going yayayayayayaya, oh yeah
[Chorus]
'Cause I'm a 21st Century Digital Boy
I don't know how to read but I've got a lot of toys
My daddy's a lazy middle cla** intellectual
My mommy's on Valium, so ineffectual
Ain't life a mystery? Yeah
'Tried to tell you about the control
But now I really don't know.'
And then you told me how bad you had to suffer
Is that really all you have to offer?
[Solo]
[Chorus]
'Cause I'm a 21st Century Digital Boy
I don't know how to live but I've got a lot of toys
My daddy's a lazy middle cla** intellectual
My mommy's on Valium, so ineffectual
[Outro]
Cat's foot, iron claw
(21st Century Digital Boy)
Neurosurgeon, scream for more
(21st Century Digital Boy)
Innocence raped with napalm fire
(21st Century Digital Boy)
Everything I want, I really don't need
(21st Century Digital Boy)
Ain't life a mystery? Yeah