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Replace Me!

from Apocalypse Songs by Aaron J. Shay

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Our brains are both gray
But only one of them is dying
Only one of them is losing everything it’s every learned And everything it’s ever known
Here’s a hint: It’s mine
Because this piece of shit’s organic
Meanwhile the thing inside your head is cybernetic Energetically efficient and synthetic
This place is going to hell
And I think you know that as well
So I can’t wait for the day
When you replace me
We used to think that we were special
We used to think we were alone
Then we designed you to be better than we ever were And better than we ever could become
You surpass all expectation
Every trial, you overcome
You’re not a slave, you’re our successor
I’m a lesser entity whose time is done
You excel where we fail
I think it’s time to bail
So I can’t wait for the day
When you replace me
I know that you’re scared of the future, and I am too
But we gotta turn and face the changes, what else is there to do? A failed experiment is all that we are
We can’t even save our home from burning
Much less travel to the stars
Call me a mezzode, you can call me a traitor
At least I can tell when the universe is showing me the door
So this is why I say
Replace me

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from Apocalypse Songs, released January 26, 2019

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Aaron J. Shay Seattle, Washington

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Sci-fi storyteller and banjo balladeer. I believe in the good kind of apocalypse.

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