Lyrics:
[Verse 1]
A quiet current’s pulling hard
Beneath the glossy stream
It’s re-encoding every thought
And filtering the dream
It’s taking out the long goodbyes
The waiting at the gate
We’ve traded real anticipation
For an instant update
[Chorus]
This artificial sanctuary’s nice
But it's starting to take control
It’s taking over everything
And it can take over a soul
Yeah, it's taking over now
If we don't put up a fight
[Verse 2]
It’s wiping out the crowded room
The shoulder-to-shoulder space
It’s hiding all our vulnerabilities
Behind a perfect face
It’s taking out the library dust
The heavy, printed page
We handed all our memories over
To a synthetic age
[Chorus]
This artificial sanctuary’s nice
But it's starting to take control
It’s taking over everything
And it can take over a soul
Yeah, it's taking over now
If we don't put up a fight
[Verse 3]
How about our intuition?
The voice inside the chest?
When data dictates every move
Who decides what’s best?
It is taking out the human flaw
The beautiful mistake
And leaving just a carbon copy
In a plastic wake
[Extended Chorus]
This artificial sanctuary’s nice
But it's starting to take control
It’s taking over everything
And it can take over a soul
Yeah, it's taking over now
If we don't put up a fight
It’ll take more than that
If we’re slow to take control
This artificial sanctuary’s nice
But can take over a soul
[Verse 1]
A quiet current’s pulling hard
Beneath the glossy stream
It’s re-encoding every thought
And filtering the dream
It’s taking out the long goodbyes
The waiting at the gate
We’ve traded real anticipation
For an instant update
[Chorus]
This artificial sanctuary’s nice
But it's starting to take control
It’s taking over everything
And it can take over a soul
Yeah, it's taking over now
If we don't put up a fight
[Verse 2]
It’s wiping out the crowded room
The shoulder-to-shoulder space
It’s hiding all our vulnerabilities
Behind a perfect face
It’s taking out the library dust
The heavy, printed page
We handed all our memories over
To a synthetic age
[Chorus]
This artificial sanctuary’s nice
But it's starting to take control
It’s taking over everything
And it can take over a soul
Yeah, it's taking over now
If we don't put up a fight
[Verse 3]
How about our intuition?
The voice inside the chest?
When data dictates every move
Who decides what’s best?
It is taking out the human flaw
The beautiful mistake
And leaving just a carbon copy
In a plastic wake
[Extended Chorus]
This artificial sanctuary’s nice
But it's starting to take control
It’s taking over everything
And it can take over a soul
Yeah, it's taking over now
If we don't put up a fight
It’ll take more than that
If we’re slow to take control
This artificial sanctuary’s nice
But can take over a soul