This song is a bit angry. You’ll probably hear that from the first few bars. But it’s something that concerns me a great deal. Something that is now considered normal, but shouldn’t. From what I am seeing, as a modern society, we are more divided than ever. Technology has enabled this by giving everyone who wants one, a loudspeaker .
Now we seek safety from the noise in a safe place. It’s a warm and fuzzy place where all of the chemicals in our brain can be rewarded with pleasant, agreeable thoughts. Welcome to the echo chamber.
Echo Chamber
copyright 2023 Steve Smith (SOCAN)
We saw you yelling at the TV screen
We heard you posted something quite obscene
You’re falling short on your lifelong dream
A hollow soul has made you bitter and mean
Stoking fires along that great divide
With stories gathered from far and wide
Direct your anger to the other side
Until that rabbit’s got nowhere to hide
So go on back to your echo chamber
Where you’ll never be a stranger
Everyone’s got a common point of view
That’s just like you- hoo
It’s just like you
It’s just like you – hoo – hoo
It’s just like you
You raise your voice until it’s deafening
Like a coming storm that’s beckoning
You’ll sing to anyone thats listening
You’ll say it’s time to face the reckoning
Whatever happened to civility?
Whatever happened to democracy?
Manipulation to the enth degree
Now lubricated by technology
Sigh, Tell me this….
Why can’t we all just agree to disagree?
Repeat Chorus