We love to quantify, digitize, take apart synthesize
Remake the world in millions of ways
Keep track of centigrade, Fahrenheit, megahertz, gigabytes
Rpm's and ETA's

I've learned all the rules, I know how it's done
I can measure till I get it right
It may sound funny but the truth is honey
When I close my eyes at night I know I just a

Soul man in a techno world
It seems a little bizarre
I'm just a soul man & these numbers spinning round my mind
Don't fill up my heart
No these numbers never, ever fill up my heart

You can share the same exact latitude and longitude
With someone else and still be worlds apart
They can know you're license number, date of birth
Credit card for what it's worth and have no idea who you are

We could measure the lumens and the wavelengths
And never describe the light
That's playing out on the water
And dancing in your eyes tonight… these are the ravings of a

Soul man in a techno world
It seems a little bizarre
I’m just a soul man & these numbers spinning round my mind
Don't fill up my heart

No these numbers never, ever fill up my heart
If I look on the bright side
It's amazing what we've learned to do
But when I look on the inside
My heart begins to pound I can't escape the truth

I'm just a soul man....

I've learned all the rules, I know how it's done
I can measure till I get it right
Though it sounds funny the truth is honey
When I close my eyes at night I know I'm just a

Soul man in a techno world
It seems a little bizarre
I'm just a soul man & these numbers spinning round my mind
Don't fill up my heart
No these numbers never, ever fill up my heart