Discover the story of the song > The Future Soon – jonathan coulton

The protagonist left a love note for his crush, but she figured out that it was from him. He feels lonely and left out, but dreams of a future where he becomes a scientist in space and creates inventions to help the world. He imagines a world where his weaknesses and flaws can be engineered away, but also feels a sense of sadness and loneliness about the possibility of becoming more robotic.