Data Control Lyrics - Husker Du

A nine digit number 

For every living soul 

That is all they talk about 

At Data Control 

They know everything about you 

Keeping secrets is too hard 

Your life is all recorded for you 

In holes punched in computer cards 

Data Control (digital readout) 

Data Control (perforated feedout) 

Data Control (microfilm files) 

Data Control (1984 style) 

A multinational corporation 

A stockholder's dream 

A nightmare of diversity 

A defense system so supreme 

Too technical to talk about 

Too complex for layman's brains 

It's enough to make you paranoid 

Or drive you crazy losers sane