Pushing On Buttons Staring At Screens

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[Verse 1]
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Say Hello to your neighbor, look him in the eye
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Reach out and shake his hand, I'll tell you why
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This world can get lonesome, fearful and mean
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When you spend all your time with your head in a screen


[Chorus]
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Pushing on buttons, staring at screens
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It's bad for the heart, it's making us scream
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It washes the brain, from what I have seen
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All this pushing on buttons, and staring at screens


[Riff]
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[Verse 2]
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Moveable type and the Gutenberg's press
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Made the world smaller, improved it I guess
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Same with the telegraph, phone and TV
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But you hear what you hear, and see what you see

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You put on the blinders, you don't have to think
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They lead you to water, and mostly you'll drink
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You'll forget that you ever had a real choice
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It's a matter of time before you lose your own voice


[Chorus]
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Pushing on buttons, staring at screens
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It's bad for the heart, it's making us scream
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It washes the brain, from what I have seen
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All this pushing on buttons, and staring at screens


[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
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You can have all your socials, your hand-held device
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Give me a campfire, some red beans and rice
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Tell me a story from beginning to end
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I'll sit here and listen and call you my friend


[Chorus]
G                   D          Em
Pushing on buttons, staring at screens
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It's bad for the heart, it's making us scream
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It washes the brain, from what I have seen
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All this pushing on buttons, and staring at screens


[Chorus]
G                   D          Em
Pushing on buttons, staring at screens
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It's bad for the heart, it's making us scream
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It washes the brain, from what I have seen
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All this pushing on buttons, and staring at screens


[Outro]
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All this pushing on buttons, and staring at screens