by Karl Magi
Dreamkid's “Technological” flows with rippling tones, tranquil yet melancholy, while the sound of a computer creates a coldly unemotional counterpoint. Rebounding beats add form and the guitar entangles in an effortless slide. Dreamkid's distinctive, affecting voice captures a yearning for real human connection while his guitar gives off need clad in coolness.
Deep hurt cuts into me and transports me into the song’s state of mind, as a synth exhales a calming breath. The rhythm brings strength while Dreamkid reaches for love, finding nothing despite his best attempts.
His guitar solo bleeds with a desire for closeness, unfolding with intricacy and aspiration. A wave of pain and disconnection spills over the underpinnings and the guitar and synth combine in a brilliant line before the song stops.
Speaking to the song's subject, the protagonist asks if they are manmade, if have a "programmed mind design." He talks about the song subjects "pixelated heart, transactional point of view" and says that while he cries, they’re calculating. He points out that the other character will "control alt delete feelings away."
"You're operating while I'm dying, you and your technological love." The main character accuses the song’s subject of "locating hurt souls, feeding them with infected lies." He concludes by describing the secondary character’s "mechanical eyes short-circuiting at any time."
