Alexa

And this one's got like an intro that goes
Alexa, play Beans on Toast, Alexa
So no one can listen to it on their Amazon Echo

Alexa, can you hear me? Alexa, are you listening?
Stupid question, 'course you are, you're recording everything
You're monitoring everything that happens in this house
And you're painting a digital picture of us

Well how do we look? What did you find out?
I know you know the kind of music that we like
And the books that we read, the films that we watch
And now you can make suggestions based on previous purchases

You organised a Wagamama on Deliveroo
I got a shower curtain and an ice cream scoop
Six light bulbs and a brand new belt
Delivered to the front door of my house
Individually wrapped in cardboard packaging
Five times the size of the item it was carrying

I've been buying more and more from Amazon recently
Alexa, can you hear me?

Alexa, you're so clever, you're so well informed
You can predicit the weather and the next news report
And it's not really spying, it's just collecting data
Alexa, have you got a hidden agenda?

It's crazy to think how much the mindset has changed
And how much of our lives we're willing to give away
Well I remember privacy used to be important
Now we're bugging our own houses in the name of convenience

It's a dream come true for the advertisers
Paid for and installed by the customers
Microphones in living rooms across the land
Fanning the flames of a world gone mad

But I've been buying more and more from Amazon recently
Alexa, can you hear me?

Alexa where are we heading? What will happen next?
And can you tell me the future of voice activated internet?
I know you can turn the heating off and organise a taxi
Alexa, have you considered your military capabilities?

And how long will it be until the Amazon warehouse
Is bigger than the Amazon Jungle?
With Prime citizens in Amazon homes
Eating Amazon fruits and vegetables

It started as bookshop back in the day
And no one would have dreamed it would end this way
With the sky blacked out from Amazon drones
And an algorithm instead of a soul

But no one could resist next day delivery
Alexa, can you hear me?