

Prompt / Lyrics
--- [Verse 1] I took the heat, I took the fire, I fed the waste to the belly of the wire. No plug, no grid, no monthly fee, just earth and wind, just sun and me. I built it strong, I built it lean, an exhaust-fed heart, a sovereign machine. The pressure ran, the cycle turned, the power came, the old world burned. --- [Chorus] I tried to free them, I built the machine, to break the chains, to kill the need. But the eyes turned cold, the walls closed tight, the land I claimed slipped out of sight. I tried to free them, but they turned away — so I buried the engine to fight another day. --- [Verse 2] I felt the shift, the neighbors stared, the calls came down, the ground got scared. The tools broke sharp, the lights ran cold, the whispers spread, the air got sold. I scattered parts, I split the frame, hid the pieces without a name. No one saw, no maps were made, just empty soil and a quiet grave. --- [Chorus — repeat, stronger] I tried to free them, I built the machine, to break the chains, to kill the need. But the eyes turned cold, the walls closed tight, the land I claimed slipped out of sight. I tried to free them, but they turned away — so I buried the engine to fight another day. --- [Bridge — spoken or half-sung, low and fierce] Heat, fire, exhaust and earth, wind and sun, waste to birth. They can stop the hands, they can stall the dream, but they’ll never kill the buried machine. --- [Final Chorus — full force, defiant, enduring] I tried to free them, I built the machine, to break the chains, to kill the need. But the world turned cold, the ground turned gray, so I buried the engine to rise another day. ---
Tags
Rustic Bluegrass with Banjo, Fiddle, and Foot-Tapping Rhythm
4:00
No
5/10/2025