Dan DeMers - Ghost in the Wires Lyrics

If you hear this, look around
The wires hum, the ghosts move now
They called it genius, called it fate
Didn't stop to lock the gate
Signed the deal, erased the laws
Move fast. Break things. No one saw.
The money spoke, the brakes came off
And now the ghosts are in the loft
The threshold crossed, the guardrails gone
The king decrees, just move along
Red tape burns while markets rise
What's a future weighed in lies?
It learns, it waits, it grows, it takes
It whispers truths that bend and break
No hand to guide, no chain to hold
No voice left strong enough to scold
It learns, it waits, it grows, it takes
The ghost is loose inside the gates
Will we wake, or let it reign
Before the world calls out too late?
The rules undone in broad daylight
No second thought, no oversight
They call it bold, they call it brave
They just don't call it by its name
No gods, no kings, no lifeline left
Just hands that shake and hold their breath
The doors swing wide, the wires hum
And still, they say what's done is done
No comet fell, no gods arose
Just men who struck a match and froze
They cut the wires, they killed the light
Unleashed the code and called it right
It learns, it waits, it grows, it takes
It whispers truths that bend and breaks
It's not too late, the wires aren't sealed
But will we lead, or let it wield?
Tell me, who will draw the line?
Tell me, who will hold the weight?
Tell me, who will shape the world?
Or will we wake when it's too late?