Lyrics to all songs by
APOGÉE
(in alphabetical order)
...And Now...
Better Ideas Make Better Androids
Cybernetic Ascension
I Am Not Going To Be Replaced By Robots
Liv, The Non-Binary Android
M.O.N.E.Y.
Purple Caramel
Synth-Pet. More Sympathetic Than A Real Pet.
The Future Was Now
The Uncanny Valley
To Another World
United States Of Mind
(What Does It Mean) 2 B A Human
(A 40-second intermezzo in which AI voice "Dorothy" announces that the next song (“M.O.N.E.Y”) was written and performed by a "retro-robot" band called "The Uncanny Valley.")
and now
we bring you a unique musical experience
with a song crafted and performed
by the retro-robot band,
"The Uncanny Valley"
The song is called "M. O. .N. E. Y.
(Promotional Jingle for the fictional "Righteous Robotics Corp.")
(A person wishes to live longer and therefore gradually transform into a robot. Perhaps the protagonist’s noble wish is perfectly suited to an organization like Cybernetic Ascension?)
Verse 1
Free will is just an illusion
my free will lost in a strange delusion
so who can blame me for what I have become
and who can blame me for what I have begun
noone
Verse 2
Well, who knows if I chose this path from clarity
and who knows if I was swayed by their surety
maybe you would do the same if you were me
possibly you would act the same, you see
if you were me
if you were me
Refrain
Join the Cybernetic Ascension
step into your new identity
transform your life with Cybernetic Ascension
embrace a new reality
a new reality
Post-Bridge
My life falling apart
doesn’t have to mean
my whole world falling apart
Verse 3
Maybe you would do the same if you were me
possibly you would act the same, you see
if you were me
if you were me
Verse 4
The future might be indeterminate
but the present feels strangely determinate
so in your hands I lay my fate
and hope salvation doesn't arrive too late
too late
Pre-Bridge
My life falling apart
doesn’t have to mean
my whole world falling apart
Refrain 2
Join the Cybernetic Ascension
step into your new identity
transform your life with Cybernetic Ascension
embrace a new reality
a new reality
join the Cybernetic Ascension
where enlightenment meets technology
transform your whole life with
The Cybernetic ascension
where machine meets humanity
Outro
Free will is just an illusion
my free will is just an illusion
(...or just a person's wishful thinking?)
Intro
(morse code for "I love robots" and Thomas Bangalter quote)
The last thing that I would want to be is a robot
Verse 1
stenographs, streetcar and switchboard operators
carriage riders had no way to compete
like when the handheld electronic calculator
rendered the old slide rule obsolete
completely obsolete
Verse 2
but I am not going to be replaced by progress
I‘m not going to be left behind
robots learn to follow rules and obey orders
but their emotions are fake by design
fake by design
oh yeah
(ELO quote)
maybe one day I'll feel her cold embrace and kiss her interface
till then I'll leave her alone
Refrain 1
in my dreams it's somehow amazing
this future that I can clearly see
this world of total automation
the takeover of technology
in my dreams living is easy
like a fantasy turned reality
the decline of human intervention
with nothing to do but simply be
Verse 3
I am not going to be replaced by robots
they’re incapable of having ideas
inspiration is something that they have not
they will never be pioneers
pioneers
Refrain 2
in my dreams I’m being lazy
my robots do all the work for me
and life is one long vacation
thanks to A.I., I am finally free!
in my dreams it doesn’t seem crazy
to immerse myself in inactivity
in a life without vocation
too bad robots can not work out for me
Middle 8
but who knows what they can do for me
you know that they do not scare me
I hope that they’re trained in empathy
hope they do no try to harm humanity
Verse 4
I shall not give praise to the new almighty gods
I pray that they come in peace
and if they don’t break the four laws of Asimov
I’m willing to give them the power to make me free
oh yeah
Outro
robots shall make me feel free
feel free endlessly
feel free finally
robots shall make me feel free
robots shall make me feel free
(A 40-second intermezzo with a lounge music vibe)
And as the boundaries
between man and machine blur,
a non-binary android called Liv
entices your senses
and takes you to a world
where love
and fantasy
become one
(The humanoid robot “boy band” The Uncanny Valley satirizes human greed All four robotic members look eerily alike, move with a subtle jerkiness, and flaunt gold teeth and ostentatious jewelry.)
m.o.’
m.o.n.e.y.
makes some people high
makes some people lie
m.o.’
m.o.n.e.y.
justifies the masks that you wear
dignifies your hunger for more
quantifies all of your dreams
sanctifies evil, evil regimes
m.o.’
m.o.n.e.y.
will you never ever have enough?
argent - soldi - dinero
m.o.’
m.o.n.e.y.
makes some people high
makes some people lie
m.o.’
m.o.n.e.y.
you will never ever have enough!
argent - soldi - dinero
(Meet Liv, the non-binary android)
I touch you
and if you like it
I hug you
and if you like it
I kiss you
and if you like it
I caress you
I caress you
I caress you
you lie there
eagerly waiting
your voice is
gently vibrating
passion
an eccentric devotion
fashion
a removable notion
now my body and yours
my body and yours
now my body and yours
they are mending
now by body and yours
they are mending
now by body and yours
they are blending
they become one
you touch me
and I like it
you hug me
and I like it
you kiss me
and I like it
you caress me
you caress me
you caress me
it' s a willing surrender to bliss
that’s what it is
do you like the way that I touch you?
do you like the way that I hug you?
do you like the way that I kiss you?
do you like the way I caress you?
(Promotional Jingle for the fictional "Righteous Robotics Corp.": "Synth-Pet" - the most understanding companion you’ll ever have. See for yourself!)
(A semi-instrumental piece featuring a sequence of fictional news reports from the future,.)
in a ground-breaking development
artificial intelligence has developed a cure
for a type of cancer
that was previously considered untreatable
this remarkable achievem,ent in medical science
offfers new hope to countless patients
the innovative use of AI in medical research
is paving the way for revolutionary advancements
in health care
robots are on the rise
and in response the government has implemented
a new automation tax
this measure aims to manage the impact on the work force
providing support to displaced workers
and funding retraining programs
in a remarkable advancement for agriculture
robotic farming has virtually eliminated hunger
by maximizing crop yields
this innovative technology is revolutionizing
the way we produce food
ensuriing abundant harvests
and reduciing food scarcity worldwide
...the latest study by the renowned institute
indicated that the introduction of universal basic income
has led to a significant reduction in poverty
this policy which provides a regular,
unconditional payment to all citizens
is being hailed as a tranformative step
towards economic equality and social welfare
“Poetry” written by ChatGPT on April 15, 2024. The "Uncanny Valley" describes the phenomenon where people sometimes find highly abstract, entirely artificial figures more likable and acceptable than those designed to look particularly human or natural.)
Her smile
was like crossing
the uncanny valley
a nearly perfect imitation
that sent a shiver of unease
down your spine,
as if a familiar painting
had suddenly winked
(Somewhere in the universe, we could search for an Earth-like planet — with the help of robots. Or perhaps, it would be wiser to save our own.)
Verse 1
It is very straightforward
somebody told me
as he commented on what
he had just sold me
we’ll navigate the starry sea
with android friends by our side
in search of Planets B and C
through the cosmos, we will glide
Verse 2 (part one)
We simply find blue Planets like ours
a few lightyears from here
countless robots will build our houses
on Aurora and Solaria
(on Aurora and Solaria)
We will be the first wave, bold and free,
living a carefree life with tech pristine,
lifespans stretched and minds so keen,
a New Earth's dawn for you and me.
Verse 2 (part two)
in a new world so vast
with lessons from the past
we’ll build our dreams anew
in a future that will last
Verse 3
it’s just a piece of hyper-space cake
or so he had heard
just take a hyper-space trip
to another world
it was plain sailing
he said with a serious look
there was no way we could be failing
as he handed me the graphic novel book
Outro
What would we miss
back on Planet Earth?
what would we reminisce
on Planet Earth?
What would you miss
back on Planet Earth?
(A reflection on the global erosion of freedom of thought, expression, and information—and a reminder to preserve critical thinking and the spirit of freedom.)
This song is an example of cultural appropriation
(Verse 1)
Scrollin through a timeline wars of information
Targeted manipulation and deception
Headlines engineered now perception getting sold
True or false distinction? Half the story never told
Echoes in a chamber every angle feels the same
Algorithms feeding every bias in the brain
Information weaponized, silence all dissent
Package it as progress while they twist the intent
So I’m reading in between every line they design
Trying to separate illusion from the truth in disguise
If the story keeps changing every time that it’s told
How we meant to know what we’re really being sold?
(Refrain 1)
Truth on trial, lies go free
Rome is burning, it' s plain to see
Law and order on it's head
The United States of Mind May Not Be Dead
The United States of Mind May Not Be Dead
(Verse 2)
Voices getting louder but the message getting lost
Free speech in demolition, never counting any cost
Outrage in a cycle keep it spinning every day
Keep the people divided keep the focus pulled away
Morals getting traded money-money monetization
Some false idol’s rise self-coronation
Hate speech turning into some form of religion
While ethics disappear in the noise of the system
Truth becomes negotiable depending on the side
Pick a lane, pick a tribe, let the rest just collide
Free thought under pressure, independence erased
If it doesn’t fit the mold, it don’t even get a place
(Refrain 2)
The President like Nero, without any shame
How did you get there, who's to blame?
The world's become a circus - games and bread
The United States of Mind May Not Be Dead
The United States of Mind May Not Be Dead
(Verse 3)
History repeating but we calling it a phase
just a quiet revision in a different kind of way
Lessons getting buried while the past gets revised
If it doesn’t fit the vision then it quietly dies
Ignorance leading into false conviction
Do you question what you hear or avoid the friction?
But reality is layered not just black and white
It’s a spectrum of perspectives that we’re quick to ignite
So before you take a stance, take a second to reflect
Are you forming your opinion or just showing respect
To a narrative handed, pre-approved in your mind
Or you searching for the truth in your own state of mind?
(Refrain 3)
The world's become a circus - games and bread
The United States of Mind May Not Be Dead
Law and order on it's head
The United States of Mind May Not Be Dead
Truth has vanished, gone and fled
The United States of Mind May Not Be Dead
The United States of Mind May Not Be Dead
Amazing grace
how sweet the sound
(This song conveys — contrary to what the title might suggest — that while robots are only machines, they are not driven by ego, ambition, greed, or the need for social validation. Unlike humans. As a result, robots remain purely authentic and, unburdened by these flaws, are capable of making better decisions—ultimately becoming, in some ways, the better humans.)
Verse 1
I would lift a finger for you
if there was nothing in it for me
I would never abuse your honesty
unless the Laws obliged me to
I would lift a finger for you
Bridge 1
and by this, I show you how you should be
if you really want to be a human
Verse 2
do you really have a conscience
if yes, where did it go?
I might not possess true consciousness
but do you truly have a soul?
But do you truly have a soul?
Refrain 1
(based on Isaac Asimov’s “Robots and Empire”)
a human being, after all,
is only what it is defined to be
what do you consider
a human being to be?
(what does it mean
2.B.A human today?
can you explain to me
just what does that mean?)
Verse 3
is it ‘cause I wear a human face
is it ‘cause I’m acting just like a person
who wants the world to be a better place
for everyone, for everyone
is it ‘cause I wear a human face.?
Bridge 2
...that I show you how you could be
if you really wanted to be a human?
Refrain 2
a human being, after all,
is only what it is defined to be
what do you consider
a human being to be?
(what does it mean 2.B.A human today?
can you explain to me just what does it mean?)
(do you, do you have the appearance?
and do you, do you have the behaviour?)
...and a robot is only what it is designed to be!