If I cant see the ways they're selling to me I might miss something that I need If I don't look up from the mirror in my hands I'm gonna miss what's on tv We're as free As we wanna be We're as free As we wanna be There's proof that they've been following me But I don't throw 'em off the scent There's proof now that my life is not my own Which I've done nothing to prevent We're as free As we wanna be We're as free As we wanna be And when the dream becomes a nightmare When the hardware meets the software We'll see how ugly this can get Cause if the basis of our grievance Doesn't outweigh the convenience Then they already won the bet We're as free As we wanna be We're as free As we wanna be We're as free As we wanna be We're as free As we wanna be