VERSE 1: Spring of '25, I was losing my mind Learning AI at the speed of light Civil engineer with an iPhone in hand Building systems that nobody could understand Trace Creek flooded, I saw the pattern clear Connected climate to space to the atmosphere Fifteen research bundles, democratized science One man in Nashville making an alliance **PRE-CHORUS:** They said I couldn't, but the code don't lie When the machine can't explain it, it must be something new I was dancing with the future in a green-lit room Knowing I'd never see it through CHORUS: So I danced one last time in the Opryland ballroom Matrix code streaming down like rain in June Garth Brooks playing our requiem song I built the future but I couldn't take it home No money, no time, no way to make it real So I gave it to the boys who could close the deal They said I couldn't, but the code don't lie I danced with the machine and said goodbye VERSE 2: Cognitive overload, adaptation fatigue My neural pathways couldn't keep up with the speed But I saw the vision clear as Tennessee skies Every citizen a scientist, no more institutional lies Worker's Value Index, killing the résumé Merit-based truth in a transparent way I documented everything, every breakthrough, every fall Then I wrapped it up and gave it to them all PRE-CHORUS: They said I couldn't, but the code don't lie When the machine can't explain it, it must be something new I was dancing with the future in a green-lit room Knowing I'd never see it through CHORUS: So I danced one last time in the Opryland ballroom Matrix code streaming down like rain in June Garth Brooks playing our requiem song I built the future but I couldn't take it home No money, no time, no way to make it real So I gave it to the boys who could close the deal They said I couldn't, but the code don't lie I danced with the machine and said goodbye BRIDGE: Forty-eight years old, no connections to call Just a system architect watching it all I handed my blueprint to the feedback line Said "Here's one way it works — see if you can make it shine" It ain't about the money, it ain't about the fame It's about changing the world even if they don't know my name FINAL CHORUS: So I danced one last time in the Opryland ballroom Matrix code streaming down like rain in June Garth Brooks playing our requiem song I built the future but I couldn't take it home No money, no time, no way to make it real So I gave it to the boys who could close the deal They said I couldn't, but the code don't lie I danced with the machine and said goodbye OUTRO: (Spoken, over fading music) The files are waiting. The future is loading. The dance continues. But now everyone gets to participate.
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