What it means to be virtual: Two Faces

Ive had the following lines in my profile for a long while, and i really like how they fit me, and what i do in Second Life for a number of reasons. I often get asked about it as people seem to recognize themselves as well in the lyrics. Over the course of this month, I will be trying to explain what this means by a series of articles called: "What it means to be virtual". A social/pshycological study of how being digital changes us, how it affects us differently (or the same) and what the consequences might be for the future.

Two Faces

"I stand between the left and the right.
between two faces, day and night.
Back there I see the ancient past,
and here it is, it seems to last.

People never learn to see.
the things that are, and what will be.

If right is right and left is wrong,
I need two faces to sing this song,
I need two faces to play this game,
I need to be just enough insane.

I am aware of where I'm at,
I stand between the good and bad..."

~Based on Two Faces - the Rainbirds.