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Smartphone

from No Half Measures by Verbal Warning

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SMARTPHONE

Our mate Billy said we should write a song
About smartphones, it shouldn't take long
They take over your life he said with a sigh
Okay Billy, we'll give it a try . . .

Using my smartphone ain't so smart
We're not talking for a start
Sat in the pub just swiping the screen
Telling everybody where I've just been

Go on Facebook, give my location
Tell everybody my situation
I really should be in despair
Because they don't really care

Why can't I leave my phone alone?
Because I'm obsessed and I'm addicted
Why can't I leave my phone at home?
I guess that I've become addicted

Social media's not social at all
Fools me into thinking I'm having a ball
I think I've got a thousand friends or more
But I've no real friends 'cause I'm a bore

Staring at the screen waiting to load
So frustrating it seems to have slowed
Life without my phone would be a disaster
I wish this connection was a little bit faster

Must check if I've got any emails
Nigerian investor he wants my bank details
Must check how many likes I've got
I could have a lot. But probably not.

Go out with a girl on a date
I'm on my phone so she'll have to wait
Sitting there in embarrassed silence
While I commit some Candy violence

I'm tweeting here and I'm tweeting there
What makes me think they really care?
The Facebook life is just an illusion
Everybody's boasting is my conclusion

Why can't I leave my phone alone?
Because I'm obsessed and I'm addicted
Why can't I leave my phone alone?
I guess that I've become addicted (x2)

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from No Half Measures, released May 1, 2017

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The last line-up of VW had lasted 10 years, before Lee and Ian decided they'd had enough

In the meantime, Paul and John recruited the new duo and put them through their paces for several months of sweaty rehearsals. ... more

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