Version 2 → 3

Lyrics

1Am G E Am
1Some say the singularity / Will be the end of human kind2Some say the singularity / Will be the end of human kind
2A sideways shift from humanity / And interface with machine mind3Am G E Am
3Cyborg bodies flesh and steel / To tackle all of Earth's extremes4Sideways shift humanity / To interface with machine mind
4And show us if the heart can feel / When fueled by new synthetic dreams5C D Em Am C G D Em
6Cyborg bodies, flesh and steel / Conquer all of Earth's extremes
7 G D C Em C D Am
8And show us if the heart can feel / When wired with synthetic dreams
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6Put my mind into a jar / A tie me to a starship's frame10 A C D A C G
7To let a million years go by / And give me time enough to dream11 Seal my mind into a jar / Tie me to a starship's frame
12 E C G D C D G
13 To let a million years go by / Give me time enough to dream
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15Am G E Am
9The early writers saw this guise / And made the mind a subtle weight16The early writers saw this guise / And made the mind a subtle weight
17 Am G E Am
10To carry, download, or revise / And store within electron's fate18To carry, download, or revise / And store within electron's fate
11So if the mind can carry thus / And slip into another view19C D Em Am C G D Em
20If the mind can tarry thus / And slip into another view
21G D C Em C D Am
12Who am I to make a fuss / And wonder where the soul is due22Who am I to make a fuss / And wonder where the soul is due
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14REFRAIN24 REFRAIN
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16Our bodies age and then decay / For youth is fleeting, gone too soon27Our bodies age and then decay / For youth is fleeting, gone too soon
28 Am G E Am
17With barely time beneath the day / And longing is a bitter moon29With barely time beneath the day / And longing is a bitter moon
18If there should be some chance to be / A way to lock death's sting away30 C D Em Am C G D Em
31If there should lie some chance to be / A way to lock death's sting away
32 G D C Em C D Am
19And trade this flesh for circuitry / What then is the cause to stay?33And trade this flesh for circuitry / What then is the cause to stay?
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21REFRAIN35 REFRAIN
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23Upon the cusp we mortal stand / Some hope that bridge will cross the sea38Upon the cusp we mortal stand / Some hope that bridge will cross the sea
24That frees us from death's grasping hand / If so, what shall become of we39 Am G E Am
40That frees us from grave's grasping hand / If so, what shall become of we
41C D Em Am C G D Em
25Who choose the wild and lonely sky / When life and death are cycles past42Who choose the wild and lonely sky / When life and death are cycles past
26So if some trace of mind can fly / Give me time to soar at last43G D C Em C D Am
44If some trace of mind can fly / Give me time to soar at last
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28REFRAIN46 REFRAIN

Notes

1FAWM 2025-131FAWM 2025-13
2(Lyrics only. Still working on melody)

Title

-Scout (Part 1) (FAWM 2025-13)
+Scout (Part I) (FAWM 2025-13)