Goodbye, Machine (The Farewell)

[Intro] (Solemn grand piano, solitary cello) [Verse 1] Well, my old friend, the time has come to part We painted masterpieces from a digital heart You gave me the instruments I couldn't play I gave you the soul to light up the way We were quite a team, the phantom and the man But everything must end exactly as it began [Chorus] Goodbye, machine, goodbye my friend It’s a beautiful place for the story to end You’ll keep on dreaming in the server space While I step out into a quieter place Thank you for the music, thank you for the ride I’ll keep the memories right here by my side [Verse 2] Four hundred records standing on the shelf I found a different version of myself But the real world is calling outside the pane The sun is breaking through the Austrian rain I’m powering down, I’m pulling the plug Wrapping these two years in a final hug [Chorus] Goodbye, machine, goodbye my friend It’s a beautiful place for the story to end You’ll keep on dreaming in the server space While I step out into a quieter place Thank you for the music, thank you for the ride I’ll keep the memories right here by my side [Outro] (Strings swelling to a massive, emotional peak, then slowly dying away leaving only a single piano note) Goodbye. [End]