Futurism (2026-10) Words and music by Joe Ficklin © 2026-10G C G C G D We were told the future would be ours / With freeze-dried food and Jetson flying cars C G D C D G And fancy rocket ships that would take us to the stars ... / Look at what we have instead G C There's a phone in your hand that's a powerful computer G D If you need to learn a language it will guide you like a tutor G C While all the knowledge known to humankind is at your fingertips D G And social media is a sewer filled with fake relationships C D We have cars that drive themselves while we're staring at the small screens G D Expecting A.I. now to handle all our tasks like counting beans G C Food deliveries by drones that are filling up the skies D G Bringing burgers to your door, with the extra side of fries C G I was hoping for something rather simple D G Our world is so complex with the internet of things C D Let me find a life that is being one with nature C G D G Let me hear the music and the comfort that it brings G C The batteries need charging in our powered blue-tooth speaker G D Supply chains move consumables, the ties are getting weaker G C The grid needs much more energy to keep up with our needs D G Our entertainment fills the gap with streaming channel feeds C D The music is commercialized with no real melody or soul G D Perhaps that's why so many listen to old classic rock and roll G C So much anger in the lyrics if you even hear them clearly D G Then pay fortunes to attend the shows of bands that they love dearly C G I was hoping for something rather simple D G Our world is so complex with the internet of things C D Let me find a life that is being one with nature C G D G Let me hear the music and the comfort that it brings G C Records have been digitalized and stored in data centers vast G D Cameras follow every move and show results in real time, fast G C Robots clean our homes with care, cleanse our bodies, cleanse our minds D G Micro miniaturization, who knows what quantum mining finds? C D That's not say that all is gloomy when we've traded wood for steel G D Perhaps it's just a sense of balance knowing what is fake or real G C And though our lifespans keep increasing and the pains of aging fade D G The future looms like God before us, implacable and unafraid C G I was hoping for something rather simple D G Our world is so complex with the internet of things C D Let me find a life that is being one with nature C G D G Let me hear the music and the comfort that it brings G C G D G I do not fear the future either, neither do I mourn the past G C G D C G With opened eyes I've seen the changes, the trends that fade, the themes that last D G C G And hope that humankind will find a way to be human and kind C D C D G To find connection with each other, all the silvered strings that bind