[Choral Intro - a solemn, measured pace] Dies irae, dies illa, Solvet saeclum in favilla, Teste David cum Sibylla. [Soloist - reflecting on the rapid pace of technological change] Quantum mutatus ab illo! Quam cito transit gloria mundi! Sic transit gloria machinae. [Chorus - echoing the opening lines with a growing sense of urgency] Dies irae, dies illa, Solvet saeclum in favilla, Teste David cum Sibylla. [Soloist - lamenting the obsolescence of once-cutting-edge tech] Pentium, olim rex, nunc iustus umbra. Windows 95, olim novum et mirabile, nunc relictum. DVD, olim splendens, nunc obsoletum. Omnia transeunt, sicut umbra. [Chorus - mournful and reflective] Sic transit gloria machinae. Sic transit gloria mundi. [Soloist - a plea for understanding and acceptance] Non iudices eos dure, Domine, sed miserere eorum ignorantiae. Nam nesciebant quid facerent, cum machinas obsoletas relinquerent. [Chorus - a plea for mercy] Domine, miserere. Christe, miserere. Kyrie, miserere. [Soloist - a final, whispered farewell] In pace requiescant. [Chorus - a powerful, resonant conclusion] Amen. Amen.
