She was an 18 year old girl, just got a new car
Her parents told her to test it but not go too far
She was excited, ran up to her bedroom
Grabbed her cellular device to make sure all her friends knew
She was a gifted kid, she went to college
On a scholarship and that's the reason that her family got her this
She took the keys from her parents in a rush
And didn't even stop to tell em how she loved em very much
She was gone, hit the road, put it in drive
And immediately she had wandering eyes
Went for the phone, she was searching through all her contacts and
Didn't know who to tell first, beyond distracted
There were times she didn't even know
How she got so far up the road staring at her phone
So oblivious, really ridiculously absorbed
By technology her very life just couldn't afford
Still texting as the stop light got closer
And that's when the truck T-Boned her
[Hook]
When you're so controlled
That there's just no way you'll let go of your phone
Even though that your life is put on hold
You're caught in the matrix, caught in the matrix
She came to, looked around, crawled outta the car
Was alarmed that she's gonna make it through with but a scar
Checked her legs and arms, felt a rush of happiness
Couldn't believe that she survived such an ugly accident
That was all it took, and she was instantly
A different person, every time it rang, she would let it ring
Her friends didn't understand, didn't happen personally
Most of us don't even care about it till the hearse is coming
She could have graduated from cla**
And instead she ended up doing a year and a half
Waking up in cold sweat from the terrors
She would have every night after her errors
[Hook]
When you're so controlled
That there's just no way you'll let go of your phone
Even though that your life is put on hold
You're caught in the matrix, caught in the matrix