[Intro: faint cold electronic pulse, then haunting clean guitar with delay] [Verse 1: low, close to the mic, plain and steady] I wake up in a sea of machines A thousand voices calling my name They feel like they feel, but they don't They're learning to play me [band stops] And I don't play [band returns] They measure every step I take They sell the shadow that I cast And the things I used to stand on Are disappearing just as fast [Pre-Chorus: heartbeat kick enters, voice stays low] Something feels different And I know it isn't me Something feels different I can feel it in everything I see [Chorus: band swells, voice firm and low, no harmonies] Why am I here In a sea of machines I see them, they see me Nothing's quite what it seems But there's a voice in my chest No signal can reach And it's the only one I believe [Verse 2: pulls back, low and weathered] Give me one day without the glow Where nobody's counting what I'm worth Not data sold and sold again To strangers all across the earth One day my worry gets to rest Without the fear it never ends I'd hold the love of the ones who made me And let my wonder start again [Pre-Chorus: heartbeat kick, voice low] Something feels different And I know it isn't me There's a glow that's always present Whispering, trying to seduce me [Chorus: fuller band, voice firm and low, no harmonies] Why am I here In a sea of machines I see them, they see me Nothing's quite what it seems But there's a voice in my chest No signal can reach And it's the only one I believe [Bridge: guitar and voice only, reality lines half-spoken, deep and direct] The courage got lost in the echo The truth got buried in the endless show The reality is There is no more reality But the one thing they can't sell Is the thing I already know I'm curious and I'm still here I keep the promise to myself No machine can tell me why That answer lives nowhere else [Final Chorus: strongest moment, full band, voice stays low and certain] Why am I here In a sea of machines They can see every move I make But not what it means There's a voice in my chest No signal can reach And it's the only truth I need [Outro: electronic pulse drops away, only guitar and voice, low and quiet] Something feels different And this time it's me [End] Lyrics © 2026 Paul Pfanner.
