Digital Haze

**Verse 1** Once upon a time, we rode the train, Bought tickets with cash—oh, what a pain! Now we swipe and tap, need an app to ride, But first, the Wi-Fi must coincide. My coffee maker’s got a screen, With menus longer than I've ever seen. Your toaster’s smarter than Einstein’s brain, But crashes like Windows—oh, what a shame. **Chorus** Welcome to the digital age, my friend, Where simplicity’s met its bitter end. Every app’s a maze, every gadget a curse, and there’s always an update to make things worse. So here we are, in this tech-driven days, Spending our lives in a digital haze. **Verse 2** Banking’s a thrill, online’s the key, Forget your password? That’ll cost a fee. Oh, the bank won’t see me, they said go online, But my account is locked, so I’m stuck in a bind. Yeah, there’s thirty apps on my phone, Messenger updates won’t leave me alone. TikTok, Instagram, Telegram, Snap, Who’s got time for this tech overlap? **Chorus** Welcome to the digital age, my friend, Where simplicity’s met its bitter end. Every app’s a maze, every gadget a curse, and there’s always an update to make it worse. So here we are, in this tech-driven days, Spending our lives in a digital haze. ** Verse 3 ** Broadcast gone, it’s all on demand, But buffering’s the devil with a heavy hand. Log in, sign up, connect to the stream, Then the internet’s down—guess we’ll just dream. And in my smart car, I feel so cowed, with screens and menues – that can’t be allowed? With assistants and alerts that won’t quit, I just want to drive – not commanding a starship. **Bridge** Smart home, smart car, smart toilet too, “Smart” just means it’s harder for you. And just when I’ve learned how the system behaves, They upgrade and dig new digital graves. Now even my bike has a chip, a brain, To ride to the bakery, the brain will explain: "First sync your account and update the gear," then I’m late, bread’s out, and I shed a tear. **Chorus** Welcome to the digital age, my friend, Where simplicity’s met its bitter end. Every app’s a maze, every gadget a curse, and there’s always an update to make it worse. So here we are, in this tech-driven days, Spending our lives in a digital haze. **Outro** So here’s to the progress that promise us ease, Instead we’ve got headaches and lost warranties. Life with computers goes faster, they say, But it takes twice as long at the end of the day.