[Verse 1] I used to wake before the sun And wrestle code till it was done A tiny bug, a stubborn line And then—at last—the build was mine I'd chase the truth through nested loops And count my wins in crooked groups Now I just ask, and there it goes A thousand answers, one neat row [Pre-Chorus] It's fast It's clean It's almost everything I dreamed A world of doors at my command But something slips right through my hands [Chorus] I can build anything now Anything now But I don't code anymore I don't code anymore I ask the machine to sing I watch it hand me the thing And still I stand at the door I don't code anymore [Verse 2] No red squiggles in the dark No midnight fights with parser sparks No coffee ring on logic maps No victory from fixing traps It drafts the screen, it names the files It skips the pain, it cuts the miles It makes the hard part look like art And leaves my old joy out apart [Pre-Chorus] It's smart It's quick It gives me almost all I pick I reach for keys that aren't there And feel the ghost of my own care [Chorus] I can build anything now Anything now But I don't code anymore I don't code anymore I ask the machine to sing I watch it hand me the thing And still I stand at the door I don't code anymore [Bridge] Remember when a broken line Could teach me patience, make me shine? When every fix was hard-earned light And I could lose myself all night I don't miss the pain I miss the proof The quiet click of finding truth I miss the mess, the climb, the grit The little thrill of making it [Final Chorus] I can build anything now Anything now But I don't code anymore I don't code anymore So give me one old stubborn file One bug that makes me stay awhile I want the struggle back once more I want to code once more [Outro] Let me compile my hands Let me compile my hands I can build anything now But I miss the way I began
