Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: minimal-techno
Song Meaning of “Collecting Data – `” by Slam
“Collecting Data” by Slam is a song about the modern age of technology and the ubiquity of surveillance and data collection that this technology has enabled. The narrator in the song is bemoaning the fact that he and everyone else in the world are constantly being monitored and that all of their data is being gathered and cataloged. He finds this thought oppressive and is searching for a way to break free from the system and reclaim his autonomy.
The narrator talks about how the system is invading every aspect of his life, from the clothes he wears to the places he goes. He feels boxed in and that they eye of Big Brother is always upon him. He reflects on just how heavily he and everyone else is tracked and how this system of data-collection curtails his freedom.
The song ends with a plea to be heard – a call for a revolution so that he and others can break out of the stifling system of control. The narrator is asking for a way out of the technology-driven world, a way to reclaim the sense of identity and privacy that was once taken for granted. He hopes that by coming together and speaking out, he and others can fight back against the system and the Surveillance State and find a way to break free.