[Intro — spoken, warm and close] We built the tools Make sure they care for our souls [Verse 1] Create brighter circuits Vibe more ethical code Leave a place for wonder Along the winding road A faster world means nothing With others left behind If profit climbs the skyline While dignity declines [Pre-Chorus] Teach the child to question Train the mind to see Trillions of iterations Are not more than you and me [Chorus] Hold the wheel in our hands Keep the heart inside the plan No algorithm can extend our empathy No machine can be what we can be Build the future Build it kind Magnificent Humanity [Verse 2] Protect the workers’ spirit Anticipate tomorrow’s trade Leave nobody abandoned By the choices that we made Children need more than mirrors More than endless scrolling, glowing streams Protect their sleep and stories Preserve their imaginations and unfinished dreams [Pre-Chorus 2] Listen across difference Truth arrives with care Knowledge needs a conscience And conscious must stay there [Chorus] Hold the wheel firmly in our hands Keep the heart inside the plan No algorithm can render judgment No machine can take our last stand Build the future Build it wise Magnificent Humanity [Bridge — quieter, gradually rising] Place no final choices In the hands of plastic, silla-CON, and steel Power without presence Cannot know what people feel Work is more than numbers Peace is more than ease Progress will be measured By those thriving with Vulner-Abilities [Breakdown — choir and piano] Not every shiney answer Leads us where to go The brightest kind of wisdom Still learns what it does not know [Final Chorus — full choir] Hold the wheel in our hands Keep the Earth inside the plan Craft the tools that serve each other Construct the systems to help us understand Embracing futures uncertain Brave enough to try Magnificent Humanity Stayin’ Alive [Outro — spoken softly] Build what remembers us Leave no one left behind
