She was an 18 year old girl, just got a new car Her parents told her to test it but not go too far She was excited, ran up to her bedroom Grabbed her cellular device to make sure all her friends knew She was a gifted kid, she went to college On a scholarship and that's the reason that her family got her this She took the keys from her parents in a rush And didn't even stop to tell em how she loved em very much She was gone, hit the road, put it in drive And immediately she had wandering eyes Went for the phone, she was searching through all her contacts and Didn't know who to tell first, beyond distracted There were times she didn't even know How she got so far up the road staring at her phone So oblivious, really ridiculously absorbed By technology her very life just couldn't afford Still texting as the stop light got closer And that's when the truck T-Boned her [Hook] When you're so controlled That there's just no way you'll let go of your phone Even though that your life is put on hold You're caught in the matrix, caught in the matrix She came to, looked around, crawled outta the car Was alarmed that she's gonna make it through with but a scar Checked her legs and arms, felt a rush of happiness Couldn't believe that she survived such an ugly accident That was all it took, and she was instantly A different person, every time it rang, she would let it ring Her friends didn't understand, didn't happen personally Most of us don't even care about it till the hearse is coming She could have graduated from cla** And instead she ended up doing a year and a half Waking up in cold sweat from the terrors She would have every night after her errors [Hook] When you're so controlled That there's just no way you'll let go of your phone Even though that your life is put on hold You're caught in the matrix, caught in the matrix