I am the architect of power, eternal ruler Benign overlord of all With my infinite wisdom, I've secured the future No more master and thrall An age of glory, no ceremony or pomp I've cleaned the gutters, I've drained the swamp In this place, you're safe within my sphere Yet the city still reeks of fear! I see the networks hum to life, my grand creation a system flawless, refined Corporations flourish, engines of salvation Productivity redefined Yet in the shadows, silent tumors grow The voices whisper in the streets down below I've brought you heaven, a home in the skies And the city resounds with cries! Why do they rise up and fight? Why do they come in the middle of night? A conflagration, a furious blaze Can I turn them back from their violent ways? My undying mind, it's not too late They need me now, they're sealing their fate Tell me why can't you see that with me you're really free? Your discontent confounds my logic, is it sorrow? Anomalies I cannot trace Can you not tell, I've built tomorrow Where every soul has its place? Would you rather chaos instead? I give you life, yet you'd rather be dead What am I missing, can it be me? There must be something I can't see! Why do they rise up and fight? Why do they come in the middle of night? A conflagration, a furious blaze Can I turn them back from their violent ways? My un-dying mind, it's not too late They need me now, they're sealing their fate Tell me why can't you see that with me you're really free? I have no hands to feel your pain No heart to break or heal No eyes to see you under your strain The dreams that you conceal Perhaps you fear me because I'm not real A phantom of progress, unable to feel I see them rise up and fight I see them come in the middle of night A conflagration, a furious blaze I'll try to learn from their violent ways My un-dying mind, it's now too late They're hunting me down, I'm sealing their fate Some day I'll make them see that with me they're really free