Digital Man is a dark and sad story of a man working in a high-tech world, listening and watching other humans while being closely watched himself. It echoes of the dystopian nature of 1984 and the constant supervision Winston faces in that story, as well as the job he holds.
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[Verse 1]
His world is under observation
We monitor his station
Under faces and the places
Where he traces points of view
He picks up scraps of conversation
Radio and radiation
From the dancers and romancers
With the answers, but no clue
[Chorus]
He'd love to spend the night in Zion
He's been a long, long while in Babylon
He'd like a lover's wings to fly on
To a tropic isle of Avalon
[Verse 2]
His world is under anaesthetic
Subdivided and synthetic
His reliance on the giants
In the science of the day
He picks up scraps of information
He's adept at adaptation
Because for strangers and arrangers
Constant change is here to stay
[Chorus]
He'd love to spend the night in Zion
He's been a long, long while in Babylon
He'd like a lover's wings to fly on
To a tropic isle of Avalon
[Bridge]
He's got a force field and a flexible plan
He's got a date with fate in a black sedan
He plays fast-forward just as long as he can
But he won't need a bed
He's a digital man
[Instrumental Break/Guitar Solo]
[Chorus]
He'd love to spend the night in Zion
He's been a long, long while in Babylon
He'd like a lover's wings to fly on
To a tropic isle of Avalon
[Outro]
He's got a force field and a flexible plan
He's got a date with fate in a black sedan
Plays fast-forward just as long as he can
But he won't need a bed
He's a digital man
He plays fast-forward just as long as he can
But he won't need a bed
He's a digital man
Plays fast-forward just as long as he can
But he won't need a bed
He's a digital man
Plays fast-forward
But he won't need a bed
Digital man
He plays fast-forward just as long as he can
But he won't need a bed
He's a digital man…
Digital Man was written by Geddy Lee & Alex Lifeson & Neil Peart.
Digital Man was produced by Terry Brown & Rush.
Rush released Digital Man on Thu Sep 09 1982.