Total Entertainment Forever

by J. Tillman

Bedding Taylor Swift
Every night inside the Oculus Rift
After mister and the missus
Finish dinner and the dishes

And now the future's definition
Is so much higher than it was last year
It's like the images have all become real
And someone's living my life for me out in the mirror

Can you believe how far we've come
In the new age?
Freedom to have what you want
In the new age we'll all be entertained
Rich or poor
The channels are all the same
You're a star now, baby, so dry your tears
You're just like them
Waking up from the nightmare

No god to rule us
No drugs to soothe us
No myths to prove stuff
No love to confuse us
Not bad for a race of demented monkeys
From a cave to a city to a permanent party

When the historians find us we'll be in our homes
Plugged into our hubs
Skin and bones
A frozen smile on every face
As the stories replay
This must have been a wonderful place