I can't be the only one whose been ignored
for being the nerd here;
Back then my skills could be distained by you.
Our view of technology: "It's all good fun"
but you won't be seen here.
My culture's always been distained by you.

When the retro-rockets fire,
that's when you'll be undone,
for all your unkind words to nerds and poking fun
When you get to see the future,
that's when you'll see you're wrong,
'cause we're the only ones who know what's going on.

--chorus

Retro-rocket, from the past
Brings the future, coming fast
Your smugness it just can't last
Ignorance will kick your ass
Years ago you thought us cursed
What we liked you thought the worst
Watch all your perceptions burst
Retro-rocket comes in first!

--start rap ---

You made fun of our obsession with technology
you teased us, and called us names
but we always knew we were right
and now all of our hard work has paid off

Now everything is run by computers
and soon the internet will be the dominant media
You're living in our world now
So from here on, we'll be making the rules

Because of our intellectual efforts
computers have made life easier, more economical, and more convenient... for us.
Those of us who always believed, who honed our skills
are now being rewarded beyond our wildest dreams
The rest of you have some catching up to do.

So always remember, when you stare at the screen, confused and annoyed
that we are exacting our revenge, one keystroke at a time
You're paying us back with every upgrade, and on every tech support call we are laughing at you
Enjoy your new life... welcome to our information age.
--end rap ---

Wake up in the modern age it's all brand new, but we've always been here.
Now you're living in our world, not built for you.
But we've reached another stage, turned another page, and we've nothing to fear.
This is out revenge for all you've put us through.

When the retro-rockets fire, that's when you'll know we've won,
'cause we're the ones who've finally got it all to run.
You might think this is the future, but we don't even care.
When you arrive, you find that we're already there.

--chorus

Retro-rocket, now at last,
we can take them all to task.
Stupid questions they may ask,
in our wisdom they will bask.
For our answers, oh so terse,
you will need a data nurse.
For your hunger and your thirst,
price of knowledge fills our purse.


When your grasp exceeds your reach,
of concepts deep; and we've no time to teach,
You might exercise one brain cell or two.
If you learn it on your own, a seed is sown,
and your mind might have grown.
Maybe you'll learn that what we're feeling is true.

When the retro-rockets fire,
that's when your mind will burn
when you fill up with all the concepts that we've learned.
By the time you finally get it,
you'll ask what you were on
We've filled our bags with profits;
we've already gone.