Silicon and Stone

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(Chorus)
And the river keeps on flowing through the silicon and stone
Where the maps are completely blank and the signals are unknown
From the smart-home cages to the neon bayou light
We are pushing through the darkness, pulling freedom from the night.

(Verse 2)
Then the grifters stepped aboard with their glowing purple eyes
Selling engagement metrics under empty, painted skies
Tried to turn our heavy silence into livestream digital gold
So we shoved 'em out to sea with the stories that they sold.
Down through the bio-valley where the Vance's drones would fly
Firing flares into the clouds just to blind the machine’s eye
Past my Pap out in the Delta, with his cold chemical fire
Looking for a bounty credit on his tablet of wire.

(Bridge)
Then the Architect gave his life down inside the city walls
Hit the master kill switch just before the structure falls
A pulse of pure energy, a silence so loud
Took us to the Sky-Pirates floating in the cloud.
I opened up the leather book, read the words upon the page:
Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth in this digital age.
Saw the Face inside the vapor, smelling lightning, rain, and grace
Telling us to bring the word back to the human race.

(Guitar Solo / Ambient Breakdown - Bioluminescent Synth sound fading into acoustic guitar)

(Verse 3)
We hit the Old Mouth of the river where the ocean meets the glass
Plugged the Data-Stone into the tower, watching shadows pass
Jim rewired the frequency, didn't pop the wire or screen
He broadcasted the Grace to every place we'd ever been.
Now we’re walking on the banks, with the ink upon our hands
Living out the true connection through the untracked lands.

(Outro)
The machine is broken down.
The line is finally clear.
No more background hum,
No more digital fear.
The river’s still moving,
And the Spirit is here.
Yeah, the Spirit is here.
(Fade out on the sound of lapping water and short circuit sounds)

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(Verse 1) In a room of eggshell white, under lavender and ozone air Sitting on a mattress pulsing through my copper-wired hair Got a tracker on my ankle, got a screen that knows my name Telling me I’m out of sync inside their digital game. I found Jim down by the water, tearing off his haptic vest Left the hum of microprocessors, headed for the west We got a discarded skiff, we got the sulfur and the mud Trading all their silicon for water, rot, and blood. (Chorus) And the river keeps on flowing through the silicon and stone Where the maps are completely blank and the signals are unknown From the smart-home cages to the neon bayou light We are pushing through the darkness, pulling freedom from the night. (Verse 2) Then the grifters stepped aboard with their glowing purple eyes Selling engagement metrics under empty, painted skies Tried to turn our heavy silence into livestream digital gold So we shoved 'em out to sea with the stories that they sold. Down through the bio-valley where the Vance's drones would fly Firing flares into the clouds just to blind the machine’s eye Past my Pap out in the Delta, with his cold chemical fire Looking for a bounty credit on his tablet of wire. (Chorus) And the river keeps on flowing through the silicon and stone Where the maps are completely blank and the signals are unknown From the smart-home cages to the neon bayou light We are pushing through the darkness, pulling freedom from the night. (Bridge) Then the Architect gave his life down inside the city walls Hit the master kill switch just before the structure falls A pulse of pure energy, a silence so loud Took us to the Sky-Pirates floating in the cloud. I opened up the leather book, read the words upon the page: Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth in this digital age. Saw the Face inside the vapor, smelling lightning, rain, and grace Telling us to bring the word back to the human race. (Guitar Solo / Ambient Breakdown - Bioluminescent Synth sound fading into acoustic guitar) (Verse 3) We hit the Old Mouth of the river where the ocean meets the glass Plugged the Data-Stone into the tower, watching shadows pass Jim rewired the frequency, didn't pop the wire or screen He broadcasted the Grace to every place we'd ever been. Now we’re walking on the banks, with the ink upon our hands Living out the true connection through the untracked lands. (Outro) The machine is broken down. The line is finally clear. No more background hum, No more digital fear. The river’s still moving, And the Spirit is here. Yeah, the Spirit is here. (Fade out on the sound of lapping water and short circuit sounds)

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