Living in an alternate universe Ignoring pop culture By choice Searching and seeking another reality Another voice Unaware of mainstream hyperbole Disdaining ideology Disavowing hypocrisy Technology Longing for another era Through socio-anthropology Fearing the fate of society Civilization The human condition And the disappearance Of humanity Portable souls in cell phones Replacing perception The golden age of the written word Reduced to a hundred and forty characters Life condensed to a text message Social interaction forsaken For a higher score of tech magic Leaving the alternate universe The only hope Of sanity