I can't believe it The way you look sometimes Like a trampled flag on a city street, oh yeah And I don't want it The things you're offering me Symbolized bar code, quick I.D., oh yeah 'Cause I'm a 21st century digital boy I don't know how to live, but I've got a lot of toys My daddy's a lazy middle class intellectual My mommy's on Valium, so ineffectual Ain't life a mystery, yeah I can't explain it The things you're saying to me It's going yayayayayayaya, oh yeah 'Cause I'm a 21st century digital boy I don't know how to read, but I've got a lot of toys My daddy's a lazy middle class intellectual My mommy's on Valium, so ineffectual Ain't life a mystery, yeah I tried to tell you about no control But now I really don't know And then you told me how bad you had to suffer Is that really all you have to offer? 'Cause I'm a 21st century digital boy I don't know how to live, but I've got a lot of toys My daddy's a lazy middle class intellectual My mommy's on Valium, so ineffectual Cats, sports, iron claw (21st century digital boy) Neurosurgeon, scream for more (21st century digital boy) Innocents raped with napalm fire (21st century digital boy) Everything I want, I really need (21st century digital boy) Ain't life a mystery, yeah