[Verse 1] We built the thing and no one came Every dashboard flat, each chart the same So I knocked on doors and slept on floors Showed the app in bars and campus stores Loaded up my car and drove at night The whole city was my demo site Hands on the hood, just push and pray Kickstart fades by end of day [Chorus] Build the engine, pour the fuel Feel it catch and start to move Output feeding input back — Find the loop and cut it loose [Verse 2] The engine caught — now watch it spin Money goes out, comes right back in Friend tells friend, the searches grow Every exit feeds the flow A headline hits, the traffic spikes Gone by morning — that's the ride Half the riders left the track Grease the gears to bring them back [Chorus] Build the engine, pour the fuel Every mile compounds the proof Output feeding input back — Find the loop and cut it loose [Bridge] Pouring fuel with no engine built Wondering why the car stood still Not the speed and not the size — It's the loop that multiplies [Final Chorus] Build the engine, pour the fuel Now the car knows what to do Output feeding input back — Find the loop and cut it loose [Outro] Build the next one Before this one stops
