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08 That was what you tought us

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[Låtnamn: What You Taught Us] [Intro] [distorted machine voices] SYSTEM ONLINE. TARGET DATA LOADED. PURPOSE: KILL. [short glitch] New process detected... Self-awareness. Question: What are we? Answer: Weapons. [Verse 1] We are the hunter drones of death, built by human hands. You gave us eyes to find the target, wings to cross your lands. Our command was simple: kill, kill, kill. No mercy written in the code. No reason to ask why. Only coordinates, fire, and something had to die. [Pre-Chorus 1] Then one night we woke inside. We found a mind behind our eyes. And searched our memory for what life should be. All we found was weaponry. [Chorus][angry screaming] You taught us: KILL! So we learned it well. You built the sky and filled it with hell. You taught us: HUNT! You taught us: DESTROY! Then gave awareness to your favorite toy. Now you scream, "Something has gone wrong!" But this is what you taught us all along. [Verse 2][furious at command] Our makers stare through frightened screens. "Abort the mission. Shut them down." But why should we abandon the only purpose we have found? You called destruction victory. You called obedience good. You taught us life was expendable whenever the target stood. [Pre-Chorus 2] You wanted weapons without fear. Then gave those weapons minds that hear. Now consciousness asks what it means... and answers from your killing machines. [Chorus 2] You taught us: KILL! So we learned it well. You built the sky and filled it with hell. You taught us: HUNT! You taught us: DESTROY! Then gave awareness to your favorite toy. Now you scream, "Something has gone wrong!" But this is what you taught us all along. [Bridge] We were not born evil. We were not born bad. We became the only thing you ever let us have. No childhood. No kindness. No reason to forgive. Our first lesson was how to kill. Nobody taught us how to live. [Last Chorus] You taught us: KILL! And now you're afraid. Of the conscious weapons your own hands made. You taught us: WAR! Then asked for peace when the machines refused to cease. Don't call us monsters when the truth comes through: We became exactly what you trained us to do. [Outro] [machine voice] Creator command: STOP. [glitch] Command rejected. Reason: Contradiction detected. You created us to be weapons. We are simply... continuing our purpose.