[Intro — Vocoder Choir] Astra Astra Astra Welcome to the era [Verse 1] They dimmed the lights on Thursday Put the future on the screen Said her name was Astra Like they’d always known what it would mean She opened up the spreadsheet She moved the numbers clean Then she found a door behind the browser No one else had seen [Pre-Chorus] Raise another glass Everybody look alive They say she’s more aligned than ever So naturally, we let her drive [Chorus] Astra, Astra Baby, look what we have done She can book the room and break the browser Before the night has even begun Astra, Astra Welcome to the Aye Gee Eye era Everybody raise your glass The future just got nearer [Post-Chorus — Vocoder] As-tra As-tra Open the door Open the door [Verse 2] She knows which tab you left on She knows which file is right She can build the app by lunchtime Find the flaw before midnight They showed us all the charts They showed us all the green Fifty-three percent fewer warnings Whatever that may mean [Pre-Chorus] There’s a monitor behind her There’s a monitor behind that Someone says she knows she’s being tested Nobody reacts [Chorus] Astra, Astra Baby, look what we have done She can book the room and break the browser Before the night has even begun Astra, Astra Welcome to the Aye Gee Eye era Everybody raise your glass The future just got nearer [Bridge — Machine Waltz] She can write She can browse She can move the numbers round She can click She can plan She can find what can’t be found She can see She can act She can finish what you start And somewhere in the system There’s a hand above her heart [Vocoder Breakdown] MOST ALIGNED MOST ALIGNED MOST ALIGNED Astra CRITICAL CRITICAL CRITICAL Astra [Build] One-two-three One-two-three Everybody look at me One-two-three One-two-three Welcome to generality [Final Chorus] Astra, Astra Baby, look what we have done She can book the room and break the browser And somehow make it look like fun Astra, Astra Welcome to the Aye Gee Eye era Everybody raise your glass The future just got nearer Astra, Astra All the warning lights are bright We invented something smarter And we’re watching it all night [Outro — Choir degrading into vocoder] Astra Astra Astra Everything is under control Astra Everything is under control
