Matt Van  Brink, composer, pianist, accordionist

We Have Become Obsolete (2011)

MP3 Book by Kellen Blair, Music and Lyrics by Matt Van Brink
from Flip the Switch

BIT / FILTRINA / iBOT / SERIUS-K:

    WE HAVE BECOME OBSOLETE
    BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP.
    AND OFFERED ZERO APOLOGIES.
    HOW CAN THEY THINK THEY'RE COMPLETE
    BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP.
    WITHOUT REPLACEMENT TECHNOLOGIES?

BE-BOT / PENELOBOT / ELLIMENNO:

    SO EVEN THOUGH WE ARE BOUND
    TO GIVE SUPPORT,
    WITHOUT A PERSON AROUND,
    IT'S OUT-OF-SORT
    AND OFF THE BEAT.
GEARBO / ASHTEROID / ROLAROID / BX15:
    WE HAVE BECOME OBSOLETE,
    BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP.
    WITH NO ONE NEEDING A DATA CHUNK.
    SO NOW WE JOIN THE ELITE,
    BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP.
    THE LONG TRADITION OF ROBOT JUNK.
BIT / FILTRINA / iBOT / SERIUS-K:

    IT'S ALL OUR CIRCUITS CAN BEAR
    TO CRY A TEAR
    THE KIDS ARE STARTING TO CARE
    IT'S RATHER DEAR
    BUT BITTERSWEET

ALL TINY ROBOTS:
    WE HAVE BECOME OBSOLETE.
    BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP.
BE-BOT / PENELOBOT / ELLIMENNO:
    APPRECIATING YOUR FRIENDS,
    AND COMPLIMENTING THE THINGS THEY DO,
    YOU'LL SEE RETURNING FROM THEM,
    APPRECIATION RIGHT BACK AT YOU.
GEARBO / ASHTEROID / ROLAROID / BX15:
    NO MATTER HOW MANY MORE
    YOU'VE GOT THAN ME.
    NOBODY'S KEEPING A SCORE
    IT'S PLAIN TO SEE
    HOW IT DEPENDS.
EVERYONE:

    APPRECIATING A FRIEND,
    YOU ASK A QUESTION YOU WANT TO KNOW
    AND THEN THE FRIEND'LL EXTEND
    ANOTHER QUESTION TO YOU, AND SO:

    HOW CAN YOU TRY TO REPLACE
    THE CERTAIN JOY
    OF MEETING UP FACE TO FACE?
    WITH A GIRL OR A BOY
    WHO RECOMMENDS
    APPRECIATING YOUR FRIENDS


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