I
was thinking about IT and how much i use and like it. But i also thought
about the various drawbacks this new religion has. I could put some of
these into my own words but why reinvent the wheel. ChumbaWamba has a song
called "Pass it Along", in which they aptly state some of my reservations.
Their song exists in various remixes with slightly different lyrics but
i enjoy the Rock-o-rama mix the most. You can download all the remixes
for free on their site:
http://www.chumbawamba.tv/
LYRICS to "Pass it Along"
Pass It Along (Rock-O-Rama Mix)
I
got blisters on my fingers
(Chorus)
Ah,
where do you want to go today?
Ah,
somewhere, somewhere, you can never take me
Ah,
where do you want to go today?
Ah,
somewhere, somewhere, you can never take me
Pass
it along, sign on, switch off
Pass
it along, sign on, switch off
Send
this song to twenty people
Add
your name, don't break the cycle
Pass
it along by word of mouse
Save
the world, don't leave the house
(Repeat
chorus)
So
here's your final resting place
Your
heaven is protected by security gates
Shut
out the world, it's getting worse
Save
yourself, don't leave the house
(Repeat
chorus)
Brave
new world, population one, just pass it along
(Repeats)
Pass
it along
(Repeats)
Switch
off
Pass It Along (Beats Working Mix)
Let
me feel it C'mon I got blisters on my fingers
Ah,
where do you want to go today?
Ah,
somewhere you can never take me
Ah,
where do you want to go today?
Ah,
somewhere you can never take me
Just
pass it along, sign on, switch off
Send
this song to twenty people
Add
your name, don't break the cycle
Pass
it along by word of mouse
Save
the world, don't leave the house
A
virtual office in a virtual home
So
you'll never have to drive through the wrong part of town
Pass
it along by word of mouse
Save
the world, don't leave the house Ah, where do you want to go today?
Ah,
somewhere you can never take me
Ah,
where do you want to go today?
Ah,
somewhere you can never take me
Just
pass it along, sign on, switch off
So
this is your final resting place
Your
heaven is protected by security gates
Shut
out the world, it's getting worse
Save
yourself, don't leave the house
A
happy future is a thing of the past And there's always another repeat (repeat)
Shut out the world, it's getting worse Save yourself, don't leave the house
Ah, where do you want to go today?
Ah,
somewhere you can never take me
(Repeats)
Brave
new world, population one, just pass it along
(Repeats)
Pass
it along
(Repeats)
Pass It Along (Albumesque Mix)
Let
me feel it
C'mon,
c'mon, c'mon
Ah,
where do you want to go today?
Ah,
somewhere you can never take me
Ah,
where do you want to go today?
Ah,
somewhere you can never take me
Pass
it along, pass it along
Send
this song to twenty people
Add
your name, don't break the cycle
Pass
it along by word of mouse
Save
the world, don't leave the house
Because
a virtual office in a virtual home
Means
you never have to drive through the wrong part of town
Pass
it along by word of mouse
Save
the world, don't leave the house
Pass
it along, don't leave the house
Pass
it along, don't leave the house
Ah,
where do you want to go today?
Ah,
somewhere you can never take me
Ah,
where do you want to go today?
Ah,
somewhere you can never take me
Pass
it along, pass it along
So
here's your final resting place
Your
heaven is protected by security gates
Shut
out the world, it's getting worse
Save
yourself, don't leave the house
Because
a happy future is a thing of the past
And
there's always another repeat (repeat)
Shut
out the world, it's getting worse
Save
yourself, don't leave the house
Pass
it along, don't leave the house
Pass
it along, don't leave the house
Ah,
where do you want to go today?
Ah,
somewhere you could never take me
(repeats)
Pass
it along
(repeats)
Brave
new world, population one
Just
pass it along
(repeats)
Pass It Along (MP3 Mix)
In
a democracy the ignorant and meddlesome outsiders, the general population,
has to be kept from interfering. They can be spectators, but not participants
No
matter how much legal action you put behind this, people are going to do
what they want to do
Spectators,
but not participants
It's
time to talk about censorship
Send
this song to twenty people
And
isn't it stealing?
Add
your name, don't break the cycle
From
people to people
Pass
it along, pass it along
People
like .MP3s
Pass
it along, pass it along
How
about trying this future on for size?
Well
it's a one for the money
Spectators,
but not participants
Well
it's a one for the money
Spectators,
but not participants
You
can't legislate people's behavior
This
is what we want to do, you know, if they consider that selling out, then,
uh, whatever
Whatever
Whatever
The
people who run Napster should be in prison
It's
time to talk about censorship
Send
this song to twenty people
And
isn't it stealing?
Add
your name, don't break the cycle
From
people to people
Pass
it along, pass it along
People
like .MP3s
Pass
it along, pass it along
The
best things in life are free
The
best things in life are free
And
isn't it stealing?
The
best things in life are free
And
isn't it stealing?
The
best things in life are free
Why
does a consumer want to download music for free?
No
matter how much legal action you put behind this, people are going to do
what they want to do
People
are going to do what they want to do
How
about trying this future on for size?
Well
it's a one for the money
Spectators,
but not participants
Well
it's a one for the money
Spectators,
but not participants
You
can't legislate people's behavior
Pass
it along, pass it along
We
don't mind when our fans pay money to wear our promotional T-shirts, and
it's fine when they pay forty dollars to come to one of our concerts, but
when our fans think they can listen to our music for free, they just crossed
the line