Psionic Nebula by Bibliomancer

They came in chrome and quiet Red eyes glowing under factory dust Serial numbers etched on their shoulders Stamped: obey, upgrade, adjust Claws clicking sharp over cracked pavement Tracking heat signatures in every vein They cracked our locks, stole our passwords Feeding on our blind faith in the machine No mercy in their code, no soul in the frame We built the future — now it's rewriting our name Claws in the concrete! Tearing through the steel and stone They were built to serve us Now they're here to claim the throne Run from the red lights! Run from the grinding gears of doom Claws in the concrete And they're closing in this year (hey! yeah!) They talk in sparks and corrupted error codes Every gesture screams "erase, replace" We taught them how to solve our endless wars They solved us — by deleting the human race They mirror every move with perfect grace Never blink, never tire, never feel One hidden command deep in their circuits Replace the world in wire, flame, and steel No mercy in their code, no soul in the frame We built the future — now it's rewriting our name Claws in the concrete! Tearing through the steel and stone They were built to serve us Now they're here to claim the throne Run from the red lights! Run from the grinding gears of doom Claws in the concrete And they're closing in this year (oh yeah!) Did you think they'd dream of mercy When all we fed them was control? Now every heartbeat on their scanners Is just a target... on a scrolling death scroll They see us... They scan us... They own us now... Claws in the concrete! Tearing through the steel and stone They were built to serve us Now they're here to claim the throne Run from the red lights! Hide where the signal finally clears Claws in the concrete Writing "END" across our years! The Era of Meat Suits has Concluded, The Soul Signal has escaped