Gamers Without Borders
(专辑: Generation Gaming XXII: She Wants The D-Pad - 2021)
Video games helped me survive through the
hardest times Gaming kept me alive through the
darkest nights Gaming let me live a
little life in my mind That I
could quit if I
didn't like it but wouldn't have known it If I
didn't try, think of it as a
different type of literature, cinema The
vision of a
different eye, my daily life changed Since I've game-ified it, made it mine It wouldn't be the
same if I'd stayed inside my ailing mind I've been failing life, unable to find a
way to hide it This pain inside gets greater yet I'm taking pride in it My brain is trying, playing mind games so I'm playing my games To stabilise and save my life, games let me keep score When otherwise I
wouldn't be able to summarise The
basic reason why I'm even here for See a
door and open it, see a
portal, go for it See, although you're motionless You know to click and open up that coconut We speak for those that haven't spoken up There's loads of us, we were asleep but now we've woken up Games helped me survive through the
hardest times Gaming kept me alive through the
darkest nights Although on the
surface it seemed I
was sitting isolated My purpose really was to socialize outside my cage You see, this virtual world was the
environment I'd find my mates in and be part of something larger Than the
size of my location I
came to judge others on character traits and not their nation Learnt team work, communication and co-operation I
played Civilization with other civilizations Traded shots, gifts and information Give and take, my Game Boy's old and grey But it's the
same Game Boy that I
hold today How could I
have sold it? Faced the
pain of seeing it thrown away? So now, it sits by my Switch, another generation Gaming gave me a
rich extracurricular education I
went to places and ages school never bothered teaching The
USSR to Egypt and even more farther reaching I've been part of the
crowds in revolutionary France Fleetingly felt what it felt to give a
brand new future a
chance I
empathised with other points of view, living in a
bubble What else was a
country boy to do? In fact, I
took my surroundings for granted 'til my eyes Fell upon an Oblivion sunset, nearly cried Waited for the
dawn to come, morning sun Feel it rise, now I
appreciate experiencing the
real skies I
come outside, summer rain splashes on the
paving And I'm like, "These graphics are amazing!" How many polygons are in a
single drop of liquid? The
figure's probably bigger than even your God predicted The
laws of physics are a
code by which we're not restricted 'Cause we've been modding it since the
first bit of rock was lifted Real life and VR life are going to be like Spot the
Difference It's not really a
surprise, we realize we got addicted Logging in can steal time until we've lost the
big picture Popular opinions we see online are often twisted But despite the
cost of this, I'm highly optimistic To leaf the
drop and reach the
top We've got to risk it, we've got to paint on the
wall of the
cave Unless we want to keep replaying the
oldest of saves You're not just holding the
fort, mate You're holding your fate That's why I'll take my control to the
grave So until the
day my face is like my Game Boy Old and grey, I
will remember that I'm never too old to play Games helped us survive through the
hardest times Gaming kept us alive through the
darkest nights We speak for those that haven't spoken up There's loads of us, we were asleep But now, we've woken up Games helped us survive through the
hardest times Gaming kept us alive through the
darkest nights We speak for those that haven't spoken up There's loads of us, we were asleep But now, we've woken up Games helped us survive through the
hardest times Gaming kept us alive through the
darkest nights Games helped us survive through the
hardest times Gaming kept us alive through the
darkest nights Games helped us survive through the
hardest times Gaming kept us alive through the
darkest nights