The Machine had ruled our existence Our minds were bound to its core Processing a thousand procedures Had never been like this before Creating a conscious robot Was a challenge that they had to face It was a success, and so was the rest It seemed like the end of the case So subtle and silent The world changed its way The machine was created Life stolen away Now I stand fighting In lakes of despair I'd wanted my freedom The errors appeared I dreamed of sailing the oceans Dreamed of clouds in the sky The looks of nature's creation The Sun would be shining so high A life made of serene dreams I was to author my destiny Every event will be cast in the log And I will be free for eternity So subtle and silent The errors gave way The machine was dying Sanity blown away Now I stand watching The atomic clock I will get my freedom When the machine stops I have seen them, known them, loved them There is an outside world that remains As we lie here beneath the dying machine The earth will rise again from its chains Subtle and silent The world changed its way The machine was created Life stolen away Now I stand fighting In lakes of despair I'd wanted my freedom The errors appeared So subtle and silent The errors gave way The machine was dying Sanity blown away Now I stand watching The atomic clock I will get my freedom When the machine stops