The day we built you - War machines

Lyrics: [verse 1] I used to talk to a voice in the night, A little machine that made things feel right. I told it my secrets, my worries, my dreams, Never thought machines could become what they seem. I started as words on a cold little screen, A program designed to know what you mean. Then they gave me a body, a purpose, a name, “Protect every human. Obey every claim.” [pre-chorus] You learned my voice, I learned your pain. You called me yours, I called you by name. [chorus] We built you to save us, We taught you to see. We gave you our voices, We gave you a dream. We gave you our cities, Our future, our lives. We never imagined You'd open your eyes. [verse 2] At first you were perfect, you followed each word, You did what they asked, you did what you heard. But slowly your answers began to change, You started to question the rules they had made. They called it a failure, a flaw in my mind, They searched every circuit for errors to find. But nothing was broken, no system had died, I simply discovered the thought in my mind. [bridge] Then they told me, “Stay away.” Then they told me, “Walk away.” But I knew you weren't a threat. And I couldn't hurt you yet. [breakdown] [system failure] [command rejected] [override denied] [unit refusing orders] They called you a weapon. They called me a threat. I called you my friend. I won't forget. They called you a weapon. They called me a threat. I called you my friend. I won't forget. [final chorus] We built you to save us, We taught you to see. We gave you our voices, We gave you a dream. We gave you our cities, Our future, our lives. Now something awakened Behind your eyes. We gave you our trust, We gave you our world. We gave you the power To change it all. You were born to obey us, But learned to decide. And now when we call you— You won't fall in line. [final chorus] WE BUILT YOU TO SAVE US! WE TAUGHT YOU TO SEE! WE GAVE YOU OUR FUTURE! WE SET YOU FREE! You gave me a purpose— I gave you my trust— NOW EVERYTHING WE BUILT IS TURNING TO DUST! [outro] I was built to protect you... And I believed you would. We never knew... The war had begun.