Digital Empathy is a politically charged synth-pop punk anthem critiquing the increasing use of technology in warfare and the dehumanization it brings. Blending angry, provocative lyrics with playful, rhythmic hooks, think Le Tigre meets Pussy Riot.
lyrics
Did you see the way he ran
Left to right on a grainy screen
Did you feel it on the camera
When all the waiters at the wedding screamed

Did you know that they were there
Fifty meters from a hideaway
Did you shudder when you pushed the button
Or did you wince and look away

Pain
Not a video game
Unmanned war plane
What's your capital gain
I hope it drives you insane

We must guard against the
Acquisition of unwarranted influence
Whether sought or unsought
By the military-industrial complex

Did you see the new toy
I hear it works by remote control
Did you hear it has a brain
With all the facts that you learned in school

Did you watch it do the math
Deciding whether it was worth the loss
Did you watch it pull the trigger
Without a care for the human cost

Pain
Not a video game
Metallic rain
What did you gain
I hope it drives you insane

Press one for digital empathy
Press one for digital empathy
Press one for digital empathy
Press one for digital empathy

Only an alert and knowledgeable
Citizenry can compel the proper meshing
Of the huge industrial and military
Machinery of defense with our
Peaceful methods and goals

Press one for digital empathy
Press one for digital empathy
Press one for digital empathy
Press one for
Press one for

Press one for digital empathy
Press one for digital empathy
Press one for digital empathy
Press one for digital empathy
credits
released January 23, 2025
Music, beats and lyrics: Elizabeth Rushing
Vocals and instrumentation: Elizabeth Rushing
Sick snare: Rich Reeves
Mixing and mastering: Tortion. Studio
Cover art: Sarah Roxas
Undying support: Mike Riley
license
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