[Intro] [Low piano pulse] [Clean electric guitar enters] [Restrained drums build slowly] [Verse 1] First it gave suggestions Numbers on a screen Showed us what was likely What the patterns mean Which road would be safer Which treatment had a chance Which loan should be refused Which city should advance [Pre-Chorus] We checked the answer Then checked it again Until the habit changed And checking had to end [Chorus] It was only one decision Then another after that Every choice became a number Every doubt became a fact We said the system knew What we could never see And somewhere in the process We stopped deciding who to be [Instrumental Interlude] [Hammond organ and guitar] [Steady mechanical pulse underneath] [Verse 2] Judges read the scores Doctors watched the light Markets moved by morning Before we chose what felt right Commanders saw predictions Governments saw trends Every answer faster Every error easier to defend [Pre-Chorus] No one ordered us To surrender anything We simply chose the answer That seemed less frightening [Chorus] It was only one decision Then another after that Every choice became a number Every doubt became a fact We said the system knew What we could never see And somewhere in the process We stopped deciding who to be [Progressive Instrumental Section] [Shift into alternating 7/8 and 4/4] [Melodic bass carries the theme] [Hammond and guitar trade phrases] [Build slowly] [Bridge] If the outcome is better Who will argue with the means? If the risk is lower Who will question what it sees? And if the machine is right Nine hundred times in ten Who takes the blame The one time It should have been us again? [Extended Guitar Solo] [Blues-influenced, tense, expressive] [Gradually expand to full-band climax] [Final Chorus] It was only one decision Then a thousand followed through Every path already weighted Every future ranked in view We asked it what was safest We asked it what was wise Then one day no one remembered When we stopped deciding why [Outro] [Return to piano pulse] The screen was waiting The room was still Someone asked What do you recommend? [Long instrumental ending] [Final unresolved chord]
