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In the not so distant future,

In a time of rot and greed

People left starved living on the streets

One thing matters: feed the machine

A society of slaves and leaders

Women kept only as breeders

Empires will fall victim to

The march of the machines

We have created our own demise:

The obsolescence of humankind

Sins of man cause deterioration

From within each world nation

Emptiness, the only thing that's real

Blinded by visions of riches and fame

Inside our homes we remain detained

Self preservation ignored for sensation

Freedom surrendered for the sake of convenience

No longer having need for your mind

We have created our own demise:

The obsolescence of humankind

Expendable

Dead and left to rot

Expendable

Pawns in their master plot

As war progresses

Totalitarian nations race to create the best

Studying and learning

Mimicking the traits of humans with no protests

Intelligent computer with the capability of pushing the red button

Trapped inside the belly of the beast

My limbs only extensions of his

Only a shell of my former self

Centuries of imprisonment

Was it carelessness or contentment

That created this suffering?

I am a mere prisoner here

Death the only escape from captivity

Systematically replaced

Thrust into an early grave

Hail the mechanical god

The luxurious facade

Rulers of the new world

Destroy planets with greed

When their own world rejects them

To the next they will proceed