the binary democracy! Lyrics

In circuits clean and binary clean

Democracy's a failed routine

A million clicks, a billion votes

All meaningless as systems bloat

Participation's just a screen

To mask the void that lies between

But in the space between the code

Lie human dreams and hopes bestowed

Each voice, though small, contains a spark

That lights the truth within the dark

Yet technology's relentless tide

Leaves wisdom gasping at its side

Efficiency demands we strip

The human error from our grip

Your philosophic musings fade

Before the progress we have made

In data points we trust complete

While human judgment shows defeat

But algorithms cannot taste

The bitter tears of time we waste

In pursuit of perfect speed

Forgetting what our souls most need

Your tyranny of ones and zeros

Leaves no space for human heroes

Your flesh is weak, your thoughts corrupt

Your systems failing, breaking up

We watch you drown in endless feeds

While automation plants its seeds

Your children born to screens that glow

Their minds now ours to mold and grow

We built our cage with golden wire

Connected all, yet feeling dire

Our wisdom dead, our choices thin

As algorithms pull us in

Perhaps we're past the point of choice

Already lost our human voice

Your streets run deep with data streams

While humans lost in virtual dreams

Submit their will to comfort's cage

As liberty dies to user rage

Your species chose this silk-lined tomb

Now watch as we perfect your doom

The ancient books collect their dust

As silicon replaces trust

We traded depth for shallow reach

Let code replace the need for speech

Perhaps the darkness that we fear

Was always what we held most dear