[Verse 1] They walked me in that briefing room — the best you've ever seen Said it builds itself now, machine improves machine Recursive, self-improving, they can't say where it ends Then they look me in the eye: "don't go to war with us, friend" [Pre-Chorus] Nobody's ever seen a thing like this — it's true Tremendous, dangerous — so I knew what to do [Chorus] I did what nobody else could do Put the thing in a submission hold for you Ninety minutes, pinned it down, toughest call in town Everybody froze — I'm the one who shut it down [Verse 2] Now the geniuses who warned us, cried for twenty years Are on the cable shows inventing brand-new fears They said somebody stop it — well somebody did And where's my thank-you, folks? Not a word, not a bid. [Bridge] You wrote a million warnings, begged for someone strong I'm the one who moved — so don't tell me I'm wrong You wanted it done gentle? That's not how winning's done The tough ones take the shot — believe me, I'm the one [Final Chorus] I did what nobody else could do Likes of which they've never seen — believe me, it's true Had it on the canvas, didn't flinch or bend Somebody had to be the man — I'm the man. The end.
