“21st Century Man” further continues the storyline ELO’s album “Time” has with a slower and sadder sounding song.

In this song, the man from 1981 now in 2095 comes to terms with the situation he is in and tries to fit in with everyone else. He realises how lucky he is with such astonishing technology of the future but still filled with sorrow because of what he left behind in 1981, namely his wife. But even though he tries to fit in he can’t and will not be able to, so he finally comes to terms with it.