The Collapse is Working as Intended

STREAMING/MERCH/SOCIALS: https://linktr.ee/machinaaeon BECOME A MEMBER! GET COOL THINGS!    / @machinaaeonai   Lyrics: Listen close. This isn’t panic. This is design doing its job. They said be patient while the pressure climbed Sold us futures they already signed Every promise came split in two What they kept never reached the view They raise the cost, then cut the pay Tell us struggle builds character anyway Every door needs a code to open Every warning already spoken They sit secure while the floor gives way Call it progress, walk away Say “it’s normal,” say “it’s fine” Say it works if you don’t ask why If it hurts, you’re on schedule If you break, you’re acceptable They don’t hear pain, they hear demand Your failure fits the plan Collapse is working as intended Pressure high, concern suspended They call it order, I call pretend Collapse is working as intended Built to squeeze until you bend Then blame you when you can’t defend If you’re crushed, you weren’t the win Collapse is working as intended They price out breath and call it choice Sell silence, punish voice Say survive or step aside Say drown quiet, do it polite They love numbers, hate names Love results, dodge blame Every loss gets brushed away With calm words they rehearsed to say They tell you wait while time gets thin Tell you cope while they cash in Every fix just feeds the same Machine doesn’t need your pain If you feel small, that’s control If you feel blamed, that’s the goal They don’t call it harm, they call it demand You breaking down was in the plan Collapse is working as intended Care removed, budget extended They call it stable, I call it the end Collapse is working as intended No alarms when people fall Just charts climbing on the wall If you’re gone, you never fit in Collapse is working as intended Don’t ask who built it Don’t ask who’s safe They’ll say “unforeseen” Then wipe their hands of the waste This isn’t failure This isn’t chance It’s pressure applied Until nothing stands You keep waiting for it to fail. This is it succeeding. Collapse is working as intended Warnings ignored, terms amended They call it balance, I call pretend Collapse is working as intended If you fall, you were priced out If you break, you were worn down No rescue coming, no clean end Collapse is working as intended ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Transparency: Machina Aeon is human-led & AI-assisted. AI tools helped with brainstorming, editing, visual prep, and writing; Direction choices, song structure, and ALL final decisions were made by me, a human being. No unauthorized voice cloning.