[intro] The morning broke on San Francisco, rollin’ fog across that bay, The doors were to open at eight, so they opened a quarter past late. The future had arrived on time—the people, not so fast— The coders raised their banners high, and the artists raised their flags. [Pre-Chorus] The workers said they'll take their jobs, their faces, and their minds, And everyone came to save the world according to their side. [Verse 2] MindForge sold communication; Synapse Labs was earning trust Neurolink promised integration - Visionary’s booth is wipin dust. PromptCraft taught the people how to ask efficiently While outside someone shouted out- “No machine shall speak for me!” [Pre-Chorus] Protesters cried, “Protect the future!” Others cried, “Protect the past!” And the food trucks kept on cookin, ’cause lunch was coming fast. [Chorus 1] They called it A.I.; they called it alive, They called it the reason we might not survive. But World War A.I. began that day, I will never forget that the headlines lie On Fracture Day, Aw Fracture Day, Everybody hit record and threw their minds away. On Fracture Day, Oh Fracture Day, Everybody hit record'n swore that A.I. had to pay. [Verse 3] At eleven-fourteen, the demonstration floor was suddenly under an attack, A table tipped, a screen went down and smashed; more guards came up from the back. One angle showed the robot swing; one showed a human shove, One camera caught the shouting and the shattering glass above! [Pre-Chorus] A man claimed, “I got it on video!” before he knew what he had seen, By eleven-sixteen, the headline screamed: “IT'S THE UPRISING OF THE MACHINES.” [Chorus 2] They called it A.I.; they called it alive, They called it a reason we might not survive. But World War A.I. began that day I will never forget that the headlines lie On Fracture Day, oh Fracture Day, Everybody hit record then ran it on replay. On Fracture Day, on Fracture Day, Everybody hit record and ran it on replay. [Verse 4] The official feed ran twenty-seven minutes long, but no one watched it through the ads. The cleanest clip was fabricated aw, so it traveled really fast One version blamed the industry; one blamed security They blamed a foreign government, with perfect certainty. [Pre-Chorus] The caption underneath had told everyone what they thought they knew, While half the crowd kept browsing the booths without a single clue. [Spoken Bridge] The machine was asked to be the witness. Then accused of being the weapon. Then named as the suspect. Then trusted as the judge. By noon, four different videos had named six different culprits each one sharper than the last, each one pointing past the frame and saying: (There. No, that’s the one. Wait, look at it go.) [Verse 5] The artists fought the owners; the workers fought the firms, The neighbors fought the server farms; the lawyers fought the terms. The dreamers called it freedom; the tired called it theft, And everybody chose a side with half the story left. [Pre-Chorus] It wasn’t man against machine beneath that shattered sign It was human beings fighting over who controlled the line. [Final Chorus] They called it A.I.; they called it alive, They called it salvation, extinction, and lies. But World War A.I. began that day, I will never forget that headlines lie! On Fracture Day, on Fracture Day, Everybody watched the clip that someone chose to play. On Fracture Day, on Fracture Day, Everybody watched the clip that someone chose to play. [Outro] The bridge stood red above the bay; the afternoon rolled on, The boats kept moving through the water like nothing had gone wrong. The future wasn’t written, but the headlines took the lead [Spoken, quiet] The machine did not declare a war. It merely gave us humans one more thing to disagree...On... Fracture Day, on Fracture Day Everybody hit record, but no one could believe. On Fracture Day on Fracture Day Everybody hit record, but no one could believe. [Music stops completely] [One full beat of silence] [Spoken, dry and frustrated] “For God’s sake, someone check the C C T V!?!” [Last Chorus] They called it A.I.; they called it alive, They called it the reason we might not survive. But the World War of A.I. began that day, I will never forget that the headlines lie On Fracture Day, Aw Fracture Day, Everybody hit record to show the world their way. On Fracture Day, oh Fracture Day, Everybody hit record and swore that A.I. had to pay.
