If you ever wondering where I am
Anchor to my own wonderland
These different time zones
How do I ever land by you
By you?
Yeah, all these days go by and it feels like I’m counting sand
I want you around me to fill up this emptiness
Girl, help me write the story with a happy ending with you
(Oh yeah) For you
I want you close, closer, baby
‘Cause this long distance ain’t working for me (No)
Why do you have to be overseas?
‘Cause this technology, you know it
It don’t do it for me (Hey! Yeah)
For me (No, it don’t, it don’t)
It don’t do it for me (No, it don’t, hey!)
For me
(It don’t do it baby, no)
It don’t do it for me
Baby, you know I’m in love
Your body, I got the answers (For me)
Why you teasing me all the time?
‘Cause it don’t do it for me
Baby, you know I’m in love, yeah
Your body, I got the answers (For me)
(Oh yeah)
It don’t do it for me
I’ve been drinking way too much
Time goes so slow, an orbit around the sun
Is there any chance, you could fly to me?
To me, please?
Don’t hang up your cell phone, don’t give up on me
I’m tryna make this FaceTime last
Actin’ like any time, innocent free
Oh-oh, I need you here with me, yeah
To write these songs, oh-oh, about you
I want you close, closer, baby
‘Cause this long distance ain’t working for me (No, whoa)
Why do you have to be overseas? (You have, all this water)
‘Cause this technology, you know it
It don’t do it for me (Hey!)
It don’t, it don’t do it for me
It don’t, it don’t do it for me (Hey!)
It don’t, it don’t do it for me (Oh!)
(It don’t do it baby, no)
It don’t, it don’t do it for me
Girl, I need all of your love
Sun down to sun up, yeah (For me)
For me, oh baby
It don’t do it for me (It don’t do it for me)
Give it here, give it here (Yeah)
Girl, I know you’ve been waiting (For me)
And you know that
It don’t do it for me
Baby, you know I’m in love
Your body, I got the answers
Why you teasing me all the time?
(For me)
Baby, you know I’m in love
Your body, I got the answers
Why you teasing me all the time?
Longing Across the Miles: A Modern Love Struggle
“Technology” by Chris Brown dives deep into the emotional challenges of maintaining a relationship over long distances. The lyrics paint a vivid picture of yearning, as the artist confesses the inadequacies of modern communication for matters of the heart. Despite having access to video calls and messages, the emotional gap remains wide, highlighting the profound need for physical closeness and genuine connection. Brown’s words capture the frustration of “counting sand” and the emptiness that technology can’t fill, no matter how advanced it gets.
Between Screens and Reality
The song beautifully juxtaposes the convenience of technology with its limitations. While the digital world offers ways to stay connected, Brown expresses that “it don’t do it for me.” The repeated plea for closeness and the desire to “write the story with a happy ending” emphasize a universal truth: love often craves presence over pixels. The vulnerability in his voice serves as a reminder that human touch and shared moments remain irreplaceable, even in an age of constant connectivity.
Song Credits
Artist: Chris Brown
Songwriters: Not specified
Release Year: 2024
Label: Not specified