[Verse 1] The refrigerator orders when the milk runs dry The digital receiver hums a lullaby A modern cottage painted on an amber hill A warm ceramic kettle sitting on the sill The pantry is abundant and the hearth is glowing bright With sixty colored beacons blinking through the night [Verse 2] Try to turn a bolt upon the garden shed A warning flash appears in neon violet red You do not hold the deed, you only hold the key A user on a lease who never will be free The deed belongs to silence humming in the floor A landlord who has never stood outside your door [Chorus] I am a tenant in the cloud, a serf upon the screen Paying daily rent to an invisible machine The lord is not in castles built of mortar and of stone He is living in the servers where he sits alone Safe within the compound, fed upon the floor A servant with a master who does not need a door [Verse 3] My labor is an upload, every move a price They monetize the heartbeat, roll the digital dice A field of optic cables spreading through the loam Where every single footprint is a loan against the home We traded independence for a padded cell And thanked the quiet programmer for building it so well [Chorus] I am a tenant in the cloud, a serf upon the screen Paying daily rent to an invisible machine The lord is not in castles built of mortar and of stone He is living in the servers where he sits alone Safe within the compound, fed upon the floor A servant with a master who does not need a door [Bridge] No bailiff with an iron blade No sheriff on a dawn parade Just an expired license code at midnight. A soft eviction from the world you made! [Chorus] I am a tenant in the cloud, a serf upon the screen Paying daily rent to an invisible machine The lord is not in castles built of mortar and of stone He is living in the servers where he sits alone Safe within the compound, fed upon the floor A servant with a master who does not need a door [Outro] Terms updated Sign the line where freedom faded © 2026 The Shady River Bard. All rights reserved.
