I think this song is about how life changes and becomes more complicated the older you get, and comparing it to how video game technology has advanced in over 50 years.
If you know your video game music well, there is a short riff of "Zelda's Lullaby" in the middle. I originally intended it to be the intro of the song, but I figured it would better as an instrumental break in the middle.
lyrics
Verse 1:
Press start to begin
This game, where nobody wins
Few know the cheat codes
To get down the golden road
That road is a pit
A Jaguar: it's 16-bit
Lies are what's in store
I see them on my Commodore
Chorus:
Find out who's friend or foe
You can go high or low
Neverending strife
Get the high score in this game of life
Verse 2:
Childhood to elderly
Gone back to the Odyssey
When games were in kilobits
And weren't the size of paperclips
Things were so simple then
To be boys instead of men
Atari to Series X
Why have things become complex?
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