[Intro] (Spoken) Uh— thank you all for taking time out of your busy schedules to be here today, I sincerely apprecia— ...Actually, I don't think any of you really wanted to hear that part. So, let's get to the point. [Verse 1] Only on election mornings you stand beside the station That perfect little bow is truly impressive During the campaign you said, “I’ll give it everything I’ve got” Do you still remember what you promised? After you get elected the voices you hear seem to belong to people who shout the loudest people with money people who know the right people Four years later still unfinished Is it because the people who need help speak too quietly? Is politics a profession where volume decides who gets served first? [Pre-Chorus] The more important a job may look the more I want to try removing it Will anybody notice? Will anything stop? So please, just once, give it a try. [Chorus] Do humans still need to do this? Do we really need it? AI could finish it in seconds anyway Eight people gather for a two-hour meeting Two people talk one person takes notes Does a human need to do that? Nobody's even watching Move somewhere you're actually useful You might even feel better there Stand up from the chair that never fit you Remove the whole room and society still runs [Verse 2] Monday, economics Tuesday, romance Wednesday, medicine Thursday, health By Friday you've somehow earned another title The expert who knows everything You judge the real world from a comfortable seat while collecting attention nationwide Please, just once, go work a lunch rush in a kitchen Meet customers who came in hungry Learn the pressure of people who cannot wait [Verse 3] Managing for the sake of management Making reports for the sake of reporting Holding meetings so someone can read the reports aloud Then another meeting to report what happened in the meeting “...What?” The document has a dozen signatures Most of them never read the thing Give that work to AI Then send the humans back outside Sort the packages handle complaints Go sit beside the person who actually needs help Please, be useful there [Chorus] Do humans still need to do this? Is it really necessary? Something finished with one click still needs a line of people to sign it Do humans still need to do this? Couldn’t almost anyone do this part? The more capable you are the more useful you might be on the ground Quitting moving on isn't losing or running away Better than growing roots in the wrong chair Sometimes if you just move aside society starts moving again [Bridge] Deep inside the bank you watch someone else's money move from right to left Who gained who lost You watch the numbers until the day is gone AI is already doing the calculations So go home Pull some weeds in your parents’ yard At least when you pull a weed there's one less weed Carry someone's bag and they feel lighter Not a number A person standing right in front of you There are countless jobs where somebody can actually feel the help [Verse 4] “If I’m not here, nothing works” You've said that for thirty years Try disappearing for a month Things may run just fine Nobody may notice The person who might struggle most is whoever organizes the annual farewell party A task may stop but the company keeps moving Teaching someone to replace you that's real work too Move people where they fit There are so many who become wonderful once they leave the wrong place [Final Chorus] Do humans still need to do this? Do we really need it? Don't create unnecessary work just to keep the old work alive Does a human need to do that? Are you really that essential? If you leave the seat open someone else's talent might finally get a chance to sit there Make people laugh hold someone close Carry raise build help Sit down and really listen to somebody's story And then— the work nobody truly needs look at it carefully and close it down. [Outro] (Spoken) One last thing, a proposal— ...Actually, never mind. This song was made together with Airu. So then, what do we do? We tell the history we actually lived Put into words what we felt The things that made us laugh The things we got wrong And leave it all behind in real time That, at least, might still be something worth leaving to humans. So with that— thank you for your time. Meeting adjourned.
