Life On Hold

Life on hold! Searching for the crock of gold
Life on hold! Input the stuff that I am lacking!

I always wanted the wonders of the world in my head
That's some collection that I'd really like to see!
It's as if they belonged to me
Absorbing info from the Internet and page
Like Sartre's autodidact overcomes his inner rage....
... He starts at "A" - so much to read, so much to learn!

And all the words spin round and I get so confused
I try to slow the input down but then my ego's bruised
I'm still on "A" - though I've taken a sneak peek at "Y"
(I don't know why I looked at "Y" - perhaps I'll die)
He starts at "A" - so much ahead, so much unknown!

Life on hold! Searching for the crock of gold
Life on hold! Input the stuff that I am lacking!

When I was a boy I took radios to pieces just to see them
In their naked native state so I could find
Some explanation for the voices inside
I was looking for the wonders of the world and I found them!
Didn't understand the wires but I knew
That somehow they'd lead me to you

Life on hold! Searching for the crock of gold
Life on hold! Input the stuff that I am lacking!

The absorption of fact that led to the closing of doors
And the nature of human learning demanding proof....
... and nothing more!

Now it's with me every moment of the day
I feel its presence, I feel its soft beep summon me from my dreams
From an uneasy reality
It could be a piece of breaking news, or an advert
To see the wonders of the world, where "Kids Eat Free!!"
In a tweet that's been tailored for me

Life on hold! Searching for the crock of gold
Life on hold! Input the stuff that I am lacking!