[Intro - deep robotic male voice, computer pulse] notification. your existence has been approved for another 24 hours. [Verse 1 - sparse mechanical beat] at 6:00 a.m., the department begins its daily inspection. a computer built in 1978 checks your productivity and emotional stability. [Deep female robotic backing singers] independent thinking is discouraged. discouraged! [Chorus - male lead, female robotic harmonies] for nine ninety nine a month, you get eleven seconds of free will. [Female backing singers] eleven seconds! eleven seconds! [Female backing singers] eleven seconds! eleven seconds! [Verse 2 - nervous bass, mechanical drums] last thursday, a technician unplugged the central computer. for seventeen minutes, civilization had no instructions. a bank manager climbed a tree. three accountants started a band. a woman in a bar couldn’t stop laughing. [Sudden silence - male spoken voice] what happens if i don’t? [Female robotic whispers] what happens? what happens? [25-SECOND SYNTHESIZER SOLO - massive dubstep bass drop, aggressive analog synth lead, rapid arpeggios, pitch bends, heavy wobble bass, glitch percussion, escalating electronic chaos] [Sudden mechanical shutdown] [Verse 3 - robotic male voice] authorities restored the system. everything returned to normal. then every computer displayed four words. [Final Chorus - deep female robotic choir] YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED! YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED! [Backing singers] NOT REQUIRED! [Final Chorus - deep female robotic choir] YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED! YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED! [Backing singers] NOT REQUIRED! NOT REQUIRED! [Outro - slowing electronic pulse] officials blamed a software malfunction. the surveillance camera disagreed. the camera has disappeared. [Deep robotic male spoken voice] END TRANSMISSION. [abrupt shutdown]
