as everything is measured
every pleasure
as digital judgement narrows
as the water gets deeper

as the medical gets technical
the theological becomes obscure
as the financial's irrefutable
we emerge from a haze

you can be too careful nowadays

as the concept of practical
floats out the door
as we're discussing sensuality
with dissected souls

as if talk about common dreams
could be so precisely explained
as data from the last guy
is massaged into my case

you can be too careful nowadays

I'm reminded of Weber's theories
as you come to your own conclusion
how everything can be calculated
until it all collapses

as the sense of agency I'm feeling
is something long discounted
as how us making love
is exactly what doesn't pay

as when you have so much invested
in being wrong
as betting money on the strong
against the strange

you can be too careful nowadays