Jonathan Coulton @ PopTech

Last week I left a note on Laura’s desk It said I love you signed anonymous friend Turns out she’s smarter than I thought she was She knows I wrote it, now the whole class does too And I’m all alone during couple skate When she skates by with some guy on her arm But I know that I’ll forget the look of pity in her face When I’m living in my solar dome on a platform in space (…)

Jonathan Coulton has written a lot of songs, some nerdy some not. Most of them are available for listening in their entirety on his website, and for purchase, including this one.

VIDEO [Jonathan Coulton - “The Future Soon”] LINK/AUDIO [lyrics, album version recording]

LINK [PopTech 2006] LINK [Coulton’s website] ARTICLE [Coulton’s Wikipedia entry]