Like many in modern society, writer Taylor Goldsmith feels trapped by technology. He knows that by using it, his privacy is compromised, his data is sold, and he becomes a product. Even knowing this, it is still extremely difficult to sacrifice the convenience of modern technology.
Goldsmith recogn...
[Verse 1]
If I can't see the ways they're selling to me
I might miss something that I need
If I don't look up from the mirror in my hands
I'm gonna miss what's on TV
[Chorus]
We're as free
As we wanna be
We're as free
As we wanna be
[Verse 2]
There's proof that they've been following me
But I won't throw 'em off the scent
There's proof now that my life is not my own
Which I've done nothing to prevent
[Chorus]
We're as free
As we wanna be
We're as free
As we wanna be
[Bridge]
And when the dream becomes a nightmare
And when the hardware meets the software
We'll see how ugly this can get
'Cause if the basis of our grievance
Doesn't outweigh the convenience
Then they already won the bet
[Chorus]
We're as free
As we wanna be
We're as free
As we wanna be
We're as free
As we wanna be
We're as free
As we wanna be
Free as We Wanna Be was written by Taylor Goldsmith.
Free as We Wanna Be was produced by Dave Cobb.
Dawes released Free as We Wanna Be on Fri Oct 02 2020.
Our technology advancements have created a world in which we are constantly sold to, constantly monitored and constantly having our information passed around. It can be terrifying and I also can understand the feeling that our hands are tied – that this is the price of admission to live in the moder...