Defragmentation

By Eric Smith (2000)

I was inspired to write this song as I was defragmenting the hard drive of my Dad’s computer. It struck me (as I was playing my guitar, fixing the computer, eating lunch, trying to relate to my parents, and making sure my children weren’t killing each other) that life can be very defragmented if we let it. We are in serious need of defragmentation in our culture. We need to prioritize the important stuff (God, family, friends, suffering people, etc.) and put the less important stuff in it’s proper place.

Too many distractions, Too much to do

Too many options, That take me away.from you

Too many details, too much information

It’s hard to focus, can’t stay tuned to one station

It’s fragmentation

Too many places and people to see

Invisible chains, I thought I was free

But still you call me, should I answer the phone?

Turn on some music, can’t stand to be alone

It’s fragmentation

How can you say it doesn't matter anyway?

How can you say it can wait for another day?

This fragmentation

But what would we talk about?, There's nothing's on TV

But still I watch it, Afraid to sit and think

I guess I'll try it, defragmenting my mind

Access the hard drive, You could purge The corrupt files

Defragmentation

I know you think you've got to keep the pace

But who is it that asked you to join this race?

I think I've found a way out of this maze

I've heard a message from another place

I don't think we've got time to waste

One day we won't have another day

How can you say it doesn't matter anyway?

How can you say it can wait for another day?

Defragmentation