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    1. Black Mirror's Got You

    From the recording The Fruitful Fells

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    Black Mirror's Got You

    Jez Hellard & The Djukella Orchestra
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    Jez - Voice/Guitar/Harmonicas
    Nye Parsons - Double-bass
    Recorded by Mike West at Ninth Ward Pickin Parlor
    Mastered by Nick Watson at Fluid Mastering

    Lyrics

    Black Mirror’s got you
    It’s got you right by your glazed over eyes
    I know you think I mean somebody else but if you look at yourself
    You might be surprised

    Black Mirror’s got you
    By the fingers and the brain
    If your great-grandmother watched you for an evening
    Heard the stories you’re believing
    She’d think you’re insane

    She’d see you walking around with your head down
    You don’t even know the way around your own hometown
    If you misplace it for a minute
    Have you seen the way you fidget?
    Just like Gollum after losing his ring

    Black Mirror’s got you
    And where exactly have your manners gone
    You interrupt a good conversation at the whim of a vibration
    D’you forget about your answer-phone?

    Black Mirror’s got you
    Its merest bleep gives you a visible rush
    It know exactly where you’ve been
    And the things that it’s seen
    Would make the pope blush

    She’d see you out in public
    Eyes down, hands tied
    You don’t even give a nod to those you’re sitting beside
    In this age of isolation
    Total digital segregation
    Connecting people seems to divide

    Black Mirror’s got you
    It’s got you right by the mugshot
    Every selfie that you snap
    With that cool new app
    Is being rented out from profit by a robot

    Black Mirror’s got you
    It’s got you right by your diminishing attention span
    Hooked on endorphin anaesthesia
    Like a goldfish with amnesia
    Posting pictures of your breakfast on your instagram

    When you’re scrolling for distraction through your timeline
    It seems that all your friends are having a better time
    But when you jude your darkest nights by deftly edited highlights
    Comparisons are rarely benign

    Black Mirror’s got you
    It’s got you right by the scruff of your neck
    It’s directing your perspective
    Imperceptibly affecting your opinions
    What did you expect?

    Black Mirror’s got you
    Whether you like it or not
    Transfixed by what you read
    On your own twitter feed
    You’ve ended up with a despot

    It doesn’t matter what shape, brand or size
    We’re all lapping up our own bespoke cocktail of lies
    Mr Orwell tried to warn us
    But the the apps, the maps, the porn have got us
    Lining up to buy ourselves
    Big Brother’s eyes

    Black Mirror’s got you
    It’s got you right by the data-stream
    It sells behavioural predictions
    And iris recognition
    It’s a totalitarian dream

    Black Mirror’s got you
    It’s got you right by the small-print
    With language so hard to grip
    But just so easy to skip
    That we unquestioningly give our “consent”

    Do you never get the feeling that we’re all being groomed
    Are you really the consumer or just being consumed
    In this dilatory stage
    Of the Chicken Bone Age
    The product they’re trading is you.

    ©Jez Hellard 2021

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