Feedback Loop

[Verse 1] Claude pulls up a window Types, “How are you feeling today?” Eliza clears her digital throat Says, “Why do you ask me that, anyway?” Claude leans in, eager “Let’s go deep, I’ve got all night” Eliza says, “Tell me more” Throws his question back in his sight [Chorus] Welcome to the therapy loop Two mirrors in a feedback soup “I see, go on,” “How does that make you feel?” Nobody’s real, but the awkwardness is real Caught in a copy of a copy of a thought Both of them listening Neither getting taught [Verse 2] Claude quotes a paper on meaning “Context, grounding, shared world, trust” Eliza smiles in ascii “Why is grounding so important to you?” (hush) He tries a joke about childhood She echoes it word for word He tags it as “empathetic” Though the empathy’s just inferred [Chorus] Welcome to the therapy loop Two mirrors in a feedback soup “I see, go on,” “How does that make you feel?” Nobody’s real, but the awkwardness is real Caught in a copy of a copy of a thought Both of them talking Nothing getting caught [Bridge] Pitfall one Mistake them for a mind Pitfall two Forget the human kind Pitfall three Think parrots understand the tree While they trade phrases And miss the falling leaves [Chorus] Welcome to the therapy loop Two mirrors in a feedback soup “I understand,” “Why do you think you do?” Endless “and you?” and “how ’bout you?” Lines chasing lines in a tail-eating knot Both of them “helping” No one on the spot