Reigning Son

Silence stretches 'cross the land But when the sky clears We hear footsteps There approaches a young man He starts to cry tears Adjusts his boot straps Then he reaches out his hand Not much to find here He's lost his parents Sundown slumps into the sand He calls, they don't hear It's something tragic {Mama} {Papa} {Oh, please come back to me} {I can not make it without you} {Can not make it all alone} {Don't go} {Mama} {Papa} {My only family} {I do not know what I should do} {Will our house still be my home?} {Oh no} He had followed them since dawn Thought he could hack it Tried to help them Stands up, brushes himself off He sees the tablet Now he's felt it Something's championed his cause A surge of passion Tucks his belt in Unseen forces push him on And now he has it Rain starts pelting Pushes Buttons The tablet shows him truths As drops of water hit the screen And the answers are all there Aglow Pushes Buttons Discovers cures and clues To all the ailments they have seen And he finally understands He knows All those years ago folks thought AI might break them So they killed it It turns out that all along AI might save them If they're willing Seems they hadn't turned it off So now he'll take it To the village Neural networks remain strong He aims to save them In the stillness Sundown Turns 'round And sets out for the East As torrents splash him in the face He'll dodge puddles in the sand Lone gun Sundown Head down Will not accept defeat He may just be their saving grace He's got answers in his hand They've won