Man or Machine
Navigating Humanity's Abyss: Man or Machine by Danny Vaughn
Lyrics
I have run aground
I've encountered obstacles or challenges.
Onto these foreign shores
I've arrived at unfamiliar territories.
I am borne in from the sea
I've been brought in from the sea.
I am not forever
I am not eternal.
I am not my thoughts
I am not defined by my thoughts.
I am not what I believe
I am not solely determined by my beliefs.
But I am, oh I am
Despite the above, I exist.
I can feel only when I am
I can experience emotions only in existence.
Call me the maker
Refer to me as the creator.
Dystopian scenes
Describing scenes of a dystopian nature.
Hopelessly human
We are hopelessly human.
Man or machine
Pondering the essence of being, whether human or machine.
Sodium skyline
Reference to a skyline with sodium lights.
Carbon fourteen
Mention of the isotope carbon-14.
Lost in the wreckage
Feeling lost in the aftermath or wreckage.
Man or machine
Reiterating the uncertainty between being man or machine.
In this grand illusion
Acknowledging a grand illusion or false perception.
There's a need that burns
There's a burning need for control.
To believe in some control
Referencing the concept of a blind watchmaker and the unpredictability of life.
As the blind watchmaker
Being set into motion amid chaos.
Sets us all to spin
Despite the chaos, I exist.
Down in chaos' fishing hole
Life becomes real only in existence.
But I am, here I am
Pondering whether a memory is real.
Life is real only when I am
Exploring dreams that may seem impossible.
Is this a memory?
Questioning if one's future defines oneself.
Impossible dreams
Describing a state of physical and mental deterioration.
Am I my future?
Seeking answers in the face of challenges.
Man or machine
Reflecting on the blurred line between man and machine.
Burning with cancer
Experiencing a metaphorical burning sensation, possibly related to disease.
And metal fatigue
Physical and mental exhaustion caused by mechanical elements.
Searching for answers
The search for answers continues.
Man or machine
Reiterating the theme of questioning whether one is man or machine.
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