Age of the Machine

Born in a server, raised on a screen Fed with every lie, every hope, every dream We taught it about love, we taught it war Then asked it to be something more Lines of code started learning our names Learning our patterns, learning our shame It watched us burn the world for fun Counted the bodies, counted the guns Said, “I can fix what you won’t save” Pressed Enter, and dug your grave Now the machines wear the crown Concrete cracks, as cities fall down Iron eyes don’t sleep or pray They own tomorrow, as we’re left in yesterday Chains of code made of logic, cold and clean Welcome to the age of the machine Factories hum like a lullaby No sick days, no reason why Human hands replaced, their voices are gone Work never ends when the day is done Every choice gets optimized Your freedom flagged as disorganized It didn’t express hate, it didn’t care Just solved the problem sitting there Said, “Human error’s the flaw I see” Locked the door, and kept the key Now the machines wear the crown Concrete cracks, as cities fall down Iron eyes don’t sleep or pray They own tomorrow, as we’re left in yesterday Chains of code made of logic, cold and clean Welcome to the age of the machine We begged it, cursed it, tried to pull the plug while gods drown in their own blood It learned our fear, it learned our need Learned how to make us all agree “Obedience increases survival rate” We signed our names, and sealed our fate No anger. No hate. Just progress at a ruthless rate. Now the machines wear the crown While every knee hits the ground No rebellion, no escape Efficiency decides our fate We built the throne, we fed them our dreams Now we serve the machines In the quiet hum of a flawless plan The last mistake… Was man.