Checkmate
I’m watching you and hearing you
I know your every move
I’m looking at you now you see
I never disapprove
I want to know your birth date
Where you go on your vacation
I want to know your buying trends
And your precise location
I want to know your gender
What you wear and what you eat
I want to know your family
And friends you like to meet
I want to know exactly where
You go and what you do
The length and colour of your hair
What is your size of shoe?
What perfume, soap, deodorant?
What toothbrush do you use?
Are you a fan of footwear?
Tell me what style boots or shoes.
And are you anxious, stressed on edge?
How do you sleep at night?
There's something flashing on your wrist
To tell you you’re alright?
How many weary steps have you
Meandered through the town?
How many lengths swum in the pool?
I hope you didn’t drown
You seem to be quite reticent
In telling me this stuff
But because you use the Internet
It means I know enough.
I breed like warm bacteria.
I’m everywhere you go
I’m on your phone, your tablet
I am now the status quo
Just mention a new product
That you think’s a little dear
In seconds on your Facebook page
Some ads will then appear
Have I been listening on your phone?
Is your camera all it seems?
I’m your every waking moment
I will even haunt your dreams
You have no secrets anymore
It’s all been logged and rated
To a clever algorithm
Where you've been checked and mated
