I’M STILL DRIVING

[Intro] Radar online. Cameras online. Ultrasonic sensors online. Driver monitoring online. [Female] Wait. What was that last one? [Car] Driver monitoring active. [Female] Hmm. Just remember who’s driving. [BEAT DROPS] [Verse 1] Radar watching traffic, Cameras read the signs, Ultrasonic sensors Watching every side. Blind spot in my mirror? WARN ME! Car stops up ahead? WARN ME! Cross traffic behind me? WARN ME! Something I can’t see? TELL ME! Adaptive cruise is holding, Distance looking right, Three-sixty cameras show me Everything in sight. Intersection warning, Emergency brake on call, I LOVE ALL THIS TECHNOLOGY— JUST DON’T TAKE CONTROL! [Build] RADAR! WATCH! CAMERAS! SEE! SENSORS! LOOK AROUND FOR ME! WARN ME! HELP ME! KEEP ME SAFE! But when it comes to driving— KNOW YOUR PLACE! [Chorus] I’M STILL DRIVING! KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF MY WHEEL! I’M STILL DRIVING! I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I FEEL! Radar—WATCH! Cameras—SEE! Emergency braking—RESCUE ME! But when I choose my line tonight— YOU WARN ME! I DECIDE! I’M! STILL! DRIVING! [Verse 2] Cruising down the highway, Everything is fine, Moving just a little Closer to the line. [Car] Lane departure detected. [Female] I know. [Steering intervention] [Female] … Did you just move my steering wheel? [Car] Lane keeping intervention. [Female] Don’t. [Car] Returning vehicle to lane center. [Female] I SAID DON’T. [Rave build] LANE WARNING? FINE! LANE KEEPING? MINE! Watch the markings, Make a sound— BUT DON’T START PUSHING ME AROUND! [DROP] I’M STILL DRIVING! KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF MY WHEEL! I’M STILL DRIVING! I DON’T NEED YOU TO STEER! Watch the traffic! Watch my side! Tell me what I need to know! BUT I PICK THE LINE! AND I DECIDE! WHERE THIS CAR WILL GO! [Instrumental] [Verse 3] [Car] Please keep your eyes on the road. [Female] I am. [Car] Driver attention warning. [Female] I looked at the mirror. [Car] Please keep your eyes— [Female] I’M CHECKING YOUR BLIND-SPOT WARNING! [Car] Please place your hands on the steering wheel. [Female] They ARE on the steering wheel. [Car] Please place your— [Female] I SWEAR TO ODIN… [Massive Drop] STOP! WATCHING! ME! I’M STILL DRIVING! [Car] Driver appears frustrated. [Silence] [Female] Excellent observation. [Beat returns] [Call and Response] ADAPTIVE CRUISE? YES! BLIND-SPOT WARNING? YES! TRAFFIC SIGN RECOGNITION? YES! REAR CROSS-TRAFFIC? YES! EMERGENCY BRAKING? YES! PARKING SENSORS? YES! THREE-SIXTY CAMERA? YES! LANE KEEPING? TURN IT DOWN! DRIVER MONITORING? STOP STARING AT ME! [Huge synth hook] [Bridge] Help me when I need you, Catch the things I miss, See around the corner, That’s what safety is. Watch a thousand signals, Give me one more pair of eyes, But assistance isn’t ownership— AND WARNING ISN’T DRIVE! I don’t hate technology, I want every sensor on, But I’m sitting in the driver’s seat— SO REMEMBER WHO’S IN CHARGE! [Build] RADAR! READY! CAMERAS! READY! BRAKES! READY! DRIVER? VERY READY! SENSORS WATCH! COMPUTERS THINK! BUT WHO DECIDES? I DO! [FINAL CHORUS] I’M STILL DRIVING! KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF MY WHEEL! I’M STILL DRIVING! LET ME DRIVE THE WAY I FEEL! Radar—WATCH! Cameras—SEE! A-DAS keep your eyes on me! Help me when I need you, Keep me safe tonight— BUT YOU WARN ME! I DECIDE! I’M STILL DRIVING! [Final Drop] WATCH! WARN! PROTECT! ASSIST! BUT DON’T FORGET— WHO’S DRIVING THIS! I’M! STILL! DRIVING! [Outro] [Car] Would you like to activate automated driving? [Female] No. [Car] Lane centering? No. [Car] Enhanced driving assistance? No. [Car] What assistance would you like? [Pause] [Female] Watch my blind spot. [Car] Understood. [Pause] [Car] Please keep your eyes on— [Female] DON’T START. [Final synth hit]