[Intro] [Instrumental only: filtered breakbeat, low sub pulse, distant choral pad breathing in] [Verse 1] We thought the change would signal With noise or fire or form But it arrived politely And asked to be the norm Adjustments came in phases Nothing felt untrue Each step was justified By what it seemed to fix or do We said: this is temporary We said: this will be refined We said it buys us time [Spoken Word 1] This was considered an acceptable outcome. [Ritual Chorus] Thus it was settled Thus it remained The turning was gentle And none abstained Thus it was measured Thus it was filed What was surrendered Was done so mild [Verse 2] We trained our eyes for surfaces Our hands for interface We learned to trust the system More than tone or face Judgment moved to metrics Care became a rate Silence was interpreted As calm, not as delay By then there was no moment Anyone could point to By then it worked too well [Ritual Chorus] Thus it was settled Thus it remained No mark of ending No one to blame Thus it continued Order sustained The cost was noted And pre-explained [Spoken Word 2] Historical correction was no longer required. [Outro] [Ritual Chorus – stripped, distant] So it was written So it was kept We did not fall We simply slept [Instrumental only: drums thin out, sub fades, choral pad dissolves]
