Here, in my place and time And here in my own skin I can finally begin Let the century pass me by Standing under a night sky Tomorrow means nothing I was only a child then Feeling barely alive when I heard a song from the speaker of a passing car Been praying to a dying star The memories faded I can almost remember singing La, la, la, la, la, la, la La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la We watched the end of a century Compressed on a tiny screen A dead star collapsing and we could see That something was ending Are you through? Pretend that We saw the signs in the solvents You could never predict it But it could see through you Kasparov, deep blue, 1996 Your mind's playing tricks now The show is over, so we'll take a bow We're living in the shadow of La, la, la, la, la, la, la La, la, la, la, la, la, la Hey, put the cell phone down for a while In the night that's something wild Can you hear it breathing? Hey, put the laptop down for a while Hey, put the laptop down for a while In the night that's something wild I can feel it sleeping La, la, la, la, la, la La, la, la, la, la, la