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 class

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