WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE [Verse 1] Robots write the poetry Satellites can see the rain Scientists ask algorithms Where to search inside the brain Children talk to libraries That answer back in real time Someone builds a universe During their afternoon online [Pre-Chorus] Tell me this isn’t incredible Tell me this isn’t insane We got front-row seats to history And nobody knows the play [Chorus] What a time to be alive What a terrifying ride Every morning brings a future We weren’t ready to describe I want to laugh I want to hide I want another hundred years Just to see the other side What a time What a time What a time to be alive [Verse 2] Jobs will change and power shifts Truth gets harder to defend Things we thought belonged to humans Find another way to bend Still there might be cures coming There might be abundance too There might be art from people Who could never make it through [Bridge] I won’t pretend it’s harmless I won’t pretend it’s doom The future isn’t prophecy It’s people making room For greed or generosity For openness or walls The technology gets bigger But we’re still choosing after all [Final Chorus] What a time to be alive Frightened, hopeful, open-eyed I don’t need to know the ending To be grateful for the ride If this century gets stranger I’ll keep wonder by my side What a terrifying miracle What a time to be alive
