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The lyrics of the Police song “Synchronicity II” creates its own poem, mirroring the life of an average TV-addicted, silent family. The song/poem is written by Sting, formerly known as Gordon Sumner. The poem shows the life of an average family, focusing on the father that can not take much more of the repetitive drone of his life. The poem describes the man, repeatedly referred to as “Daddy,” and three phases of his day: Breakfast, work, and going home at the end of the day. The man is only referred to as “he” or “Daddy” throughout. This gives the man a very general feel, making him your average father figure in middle America. Repeatedly calling him “Daddy” also makes him a real person, giving the reader the sense that this man is an important part of someone’s life, presumably a son, daughter, and/or wife. He is not just a father, but a “daddy,” which is arguably a much more personal name. The man wakes up to “another suburban family morning,” indicating this day will be just like any other day. This is repeated with “another industrial ugly morning” and “another working day has ended.” Each of these lines gives the sense that everything within the poem has happened many times