Artist: Cale Sampson Album: The Big Picture Song: Technology Typed by: @Cale_Sampson [Chorus x 2] It's about awareness, education Spreading knowledge and information To everyone through communication So we understand what were facing [Verse One] What we think is true today Will be updated tomorrow, the only constant is change Human understanding is always emerging And developing with the more that were learning And the main factor behind Almost every advancement that's improved our lives Is technology, derived from science What's deemed possible, we constantly defy it From thinking that our planet was flat To the sun revolving around the earth as fact And believing the cause of illness were demons To the wonders of modern medicine that were seeing Think back to the electric light To when the Wright brothers airplane first took flight To penicillin, to the cellular phone To internet access in millions of homes Today, what we consider commonplace Would have been unimaginable in ancient days So one thing we can assume for sure There will be things we can't even fathom in the future Technology doesn't seem to slow It can lead us on a path of continuous growth And currently the tools that we have available Could transform humanity in ways you couldn't even know Into a world that's balanced and humane People are free and the environment's sustained The only way this will happen is if we work Together, for the benefit of everyone on this earth [Chorus x 2] It's about awareness, education Spreading knowledge and information To everyone through communication So we understand what were facing [Verse Two] Free market economist Adam Smith Claimed prosperity came from self-interest As the act of competition would provide People with the motivation to survive However, what he forgot to see Is this type of system will always lead To social stratification and abuse Corruption and power in the hands of a few It's dangerous, this is our reality And in society the dominant mentality When it pays to be selfish and damage the planet Ethics and honesty are a disadvantage If a product is rare, the price will rise Lower the supply, profits will be high That's why it's beneficial for businesses to lie To manipulate the value of the products they provide So in order to make money, Oil companies Limit their production deliberately The last thing they want is alternative energies That are cheap and could make their industry obsolete And so the public has no clue As to what our real possibilities include With geothermal power, solar, wind and wave There's no need to ever burn fossil fuels again There's no reason why every car on the road At the moment couldn't be electrical We actually do have total energy Without the need for pollution by any means And we also possess the technology That could enable us to feed every single human being And benefit all of humanity But these developments are held back purposely The only way this establishment will change Is if we refuse to participate And stop supporting a system that's unequal ‘Til we transfer the power to the will of the people [Chorus x 2] It's about awareness, education Spreading knowledge and information To everyone through communication So we understand what were facing