Waltzing Until Then: The Uncanny Valley

The Uncanny Valley

Smiling in a dollhouse
Blowing these loaded dice
In case it’s not all about who you know
I don’t feel small here
But I don’t want to go outside
That’s nice, but there are some things I don’t need to know

Something’s changed about you
Something’s changed about me too
Same thing with all of our friends
We used to be patrons
Now we’re patriots

In the freezer section
Then the self-checkout line
There are no moments of fantasized love
Come home to the dollhouse
And there’s a toy in every box
Every happy meal, and charitable contribution

Don’t pretend it doesn’t matter what you say
That the words don’t mean a thing among all the actions
And all the inactions that we’re enacting
And we’re always acting
But don’t pretend—no, no
Don’t pretend it doesn’t matter what you say
That the words don’t mean a thing among all the actions
And all the inactions that we’re enacting
And we’re always acting
But don’t pretend—no, no

Something’s changed about you
Something’s changed about me too
Same thing with all of our friends
We used to be patient
Now we’re the patients

I stare at you Sally
By the light of the TV set
Watching My Fair Lady
And wondering what’s left
Stare at me Sally
By the light of the TV set
In the uncanny valley
The honeymoon’s ended


July 20, 2009