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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Hey guys! What's up?

What's new with you?

Anything new?

Nothing's really new in the life of Lucas Thomas Korns.

Everything's the same

Besides the fact that I don't own a working phone anymore.

I think I was about 16 when I got my first phone

and I remember that all my friends already had one so

getting my own meant that I was now one of them

part of the connected

I've gone through a lot of phones since then

because I've broken a lot of phones since then

For example, one phone I mysteriously lost in Iceland last year

Luckily, I purchased phone insurance and Apple generously sent me this new phone

It sucks

Ever since opening up the box it has been

nothing but problems.

(Well this sucks!)

The phone speaker doesn't really work,

the microphone randomly shuts off sometimes in the middle of calls,

and the cord has to be in the exact position for it to charge

but that's not even the worst of it.

So about a month ago one of my friends texted me asking me if I

wanted to meet with him at a restaurant close to where I live

and I said yes

grabbed my wallet, keys, and of course my phone

and set out the door

Being pretty new to this city, I had to trust my phone to take me where I needed to go

The restaurant was farther than I anticipated but

with my phone it was impossible to get lost

everything was fine and great until...

My phone committed suicide!

I don't know how,

but he ended himself!

And in the process, almost ended me...

Being stranded alone in a new city,

lost, without any way to contact anyone.

I think I need a new phone.

The next day I planned on buying a new phone,

but, then I gave it a second thought.

Wait a second! I don't need to buy a new phone!

I can live my life without a phone!

And that was the start of my month without a phone.

One month of navigating a new city without a GPS...

One month of having to use payphones...

And one month without a sure cure for life's awkward situations.

And let me just go ahead and say that

living without a phone for me has... well... it sucked.

The month started out okay

like, it was honestly really liberating

to live my life phoneless

Well today is day number one without a phone

and I kinda like it... it's liberating

I feel free

But as I was continuously being left out of different gatherings

because no one had a way to contact me

It broke my heart!

Whyyy!

Living without a phone for me is really hard.

Yeah, I think it's pretty safe to say that from personal experience

the world we live in in this age, really isn't meant to be lived phoneless.

In fact in 2015, 93%

of Americans owned some sort of cell phone.

That's basically everyone.

Everyone is using the same way to connect with everyone

and what happens if you're left out of this necessary form of connection?

You're left alone. You miss out on opportunities.

You get left out of that group chat conversation...

You missed that invite to that party...

You miss that phone call from your mom

And how are you going to relate to those Pokemon Go conversations???

Is that even still played?

Wouldn't know...

Planet Earth is changing.

Humanity is evolving and

technology is rising

We're living in an age of constant change

a constant battle between humanity

and our phones

Technology rules our world

and that's no secret.

And as I spin around Google Earth,

I hope you can visualize how our planet is changing.

No, but for real

It's actually happening.

Take physical maps, for example

They're really hard to come across these days.

Also look at payphones; they're going extinct.

...

Oh and phone books basically don't exist anymore.

Go ahead try and find one.

This is simply the world that we live in today.

I don't think it's any better than before,

but, it's certainly not worse.

It's no secret that we use our phones for pretty much everything

but I'll admit that I really don't think it's as bad as people say.

Technology really seems to be getting a lot of bad press recently

Like somehow we're being brainwashed with the rise of technology

But I think I totally disagree.

So, it's been, like, three weeks,

since I've lived without a phone

And you know what I realize?

The older generation always tries to give us a hard time

because they think that phones are making us more antisocial

but I've really never been more antisocial in my life than in the last three weeks.

Like yeah, phones can be dangerous and

they can serve as a distraction for more important things

there needs to be lines that are drawn in your own personal life but,

phone's are really powerful

and really useful...

I'll admit that you can never really beat a real life, in person conversation.

but text conversations can really be beautiful.

Dude! It's been so long!

Being able to talk face to face with friends from across the world,

pretty cool!

So instead of fighting the direction of

technological progress our world is rising towards,

I'll join myself with the norm once again.

Once again connected.

Once again equipped with these.

Everywhere I go, I will have a connection.

Yeah, maybe my entire life can fit in my front pocket.

...

But, oddly enough, I'm okay with that.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
liberating /ˈlɪb.ə.reɪ.tɪŋ/ B2	adjective - making someone feel free
generously /ˈdʒen.ər.əs.li/ B1	adverb - in a kind and giving way
mysteriously /mɪˈstɪər.i.əs.li/ B1	adverb - in a way that is difficult or impossible to understand or explain
anticipate /ænˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/ B2	verb - to regard as probable; expect or predict
stranded /strænd.ɪd/ B1	adjective - left without the means to move from somewhere
navigate /ˈnæv.ɪ.ɡeɪt/ B1	verb - to find one's way; to travel by
liberating /ˈlɪb.ə.reɪ.tɪŋ/ B2	adjective - making someone feel free
extinct /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/ B2	adjective - no longer in existence
visualize /ˈvɪz.ju.ə.laɪz/ B2	verb - to form a mental image of
evolving /ɪˈvɒl.vɪŋ/ B2	verb - developing gradually
constant /ˈkɒn.stənt/ B1	adjective - happening all the time
equipped /ɪˈkwɪpt/ B1	adjective - supplied with the necessary items for a particular purpose
awkward /ˈɔːk.wəd/ B1	adjective - causing difficulty; hard to do or deal with
distraction /dɪˈstræk.ʃən/ B1	noun - a thing that prevents someone from giving full attention to something else
antisocial /ˌæn.tiˈsoʊ.ʃəl/ B2	adjective - avoiding social interaction
powerful /ˈpaʊ.ər.fəl/ B1	adjective - having great power or strength