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The meaning of the lyrics of the song "I Own You" by the artist "Wax Tailor"

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In the lyrics of "I Own You" by Wax Tailor, the artist uses sarcasm and irony to illustrate how material possessions and technologies, designed for comfort and entertainment, actually control and enslave us.

Each verse of the song is a monologue from an object that we consider ordinary: a house, a TV, a car, a phone, a computer. All of them address the listener directly, stating: "I own you!"

The house criticizes the person for being bought "at the price of the work you hate," the TV mocks passivity and brainwashing, the car mocks pride and showing off, the phone mocks addiction and the fear of missing out, and the computer mocks escapism.

The recurring phrase "I own you!" sounds like a manifesto of consumer society, which imposes its values, desires, and fears, depriving people of freedom of choice and independence. The lyrics are a call for awareness, a critical look at the world around us and our place in it.

Yes! I'm your house

I got all the mod-cons that you wanted

Granted for the price of a job you hate

Too bad it's too late

To forget where you're at

You have to admit, I own you

Yeah that's true

Hee! Hee! I'm your TV

You pay good cash just to see me

Suck up your time with the lives of others

Mash up your brain to a frozen to a frozen dinner

From lap to lips subliminal clips

Engrave the words on your soul,

I own you, I own you

Hey I own you

You know that's true

Oh I own you

And you know that's true

Ha! Ha! I'm your car

Where ever I go is where ever you are

I move at the touch of your toes

Your pride and joy and everyone knows

You're keeping up appearances

For you don't dare to let it show,

I own you

Ho! Ho! I'm your phone

You push all my buttons we're never alone

It kills you to leave me at home

Or think of the drivel you'd miss

Without the tender kiss of my tones

That moan and moan and moan and moan...

I own you

Yes I own you

And you know that's true

And I own you

And you know that's true

He! He! I'm your PC

Your all upgraded second reality

Online, I realize I'm helping escape a life benign

Porn and pointless emails to faceless strangers

Now that's a sign, I own you

Hmm I own you

Yeah you know that's true

Oh I own you

And you know that's true, oh

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