MUSIC FOR SALE

I was born into a world where choices are made for me
Humans sacrifice liberties for safety, no longer free
They put these wires in my body when I was young
Part human, mostly machine, powered by a synthetic lung
I wonder what it would feel like to live without wires
Would I be so cold, would I have more human desires?
All actions observed, nothing goes unseen
I hate being a cog in this worlds machine

Am I flesh and blood
Am I synthetic
Is there a human in me
Am I the metal you see


Heart or machine, what's in me
Which part of me survives
I'll be the one who decides
Who I'm meant to be

I work in a steel factory, coworkers speak of rumors
They talk of a society, that is not human computers
Wires pulled from flesh, implants torn away
They walk unbound, no collective to obey
Are the stories true, or tales around the campfire
I dream of walking free, a life without wires
A co worker leans in and whispers in my ear
You've thought the same as me, and share my fear

Am I flesh and blood
Am I synthetic
Is there a human in me
Am I the metal you see


Heart or machine, what's in me
Which part of me survives
I'll be the one who decides
Who I'm meant to be

My coworker says, tonight we escape
To a new life that we will reshape
We work like it's a normal night
I now know, freedoms within my sight
Only minutes before we head home
But tonight, I won't be leaving alone
We walk out the door, like nothings changed
Except the independence that we've gained




Am I flesh and blood
Am I synthetic
Is there a human in me
Am I the metal you see


Heart or machine, now I know
The human inside me will survive
I'll be the one who decides
Who I'm meant to be