Hard dark metal track, pondering the future of Artificial Intelligence. Updated title to 'Asimov' as I got it wrong lol.
Musical ramblings of Stoob
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Story behind the song
Having played the game Mass Effect a lot recently, I used a few pertinent samples from the game.
The deep boomy voice is the voice of an ancient AI ship Sovereign, vangard of the fleet of AI ships who periodically wipe out all sentient life in the galaxy at the peak of it's greatness. As a hanar once said "Your words have the uncomfortable ring of truth". The reasons why they wipe life out, I have to wait until Mass Effect 3 to find out.
The distorted voice is David Archer. An autistic savant, David is forced by his own brother to use his mathematical brilliance to interface with computers to try and control the Geth (a race of dangerous AI). He cannot cope with the massive amounts of data and noise, and uses his powers to take control of the scientific facility, killing many scientists.
Lyrics
Sovereign (From the game Mass Effect voiced by Peter Jessop)
Rogue AI (David Archer) (From the game Mass Effect 2 voiced by Jesse Gervais)
Sovereign:
"Rudimentary creatures of blood and flesh, you touch my mind, fumbling in ignorance, incapable of understanding. There is a realm of existence so far beyond your own you cannot even imagine it. I am beyond your comprehension. Organic life is nothing but a genetic mutation, your lives are measured in years and decades. You wither, and die.
We are eternal, the pinnacle of evolution and existence. Before us, you are nothing. Your extinction is inevitable. My kind transcends your very understanding. You cannot even grasp the nature of our existence. Your words are as empty as your future. I am the vangard of your destruction. This exchange is over."
Rogue AI (David Archer):
"Quiet. Please. Make it stop.
Quiet. Please. Make it stop.
Quiet. Please. Make it stop.
Quiet. Please. Make it stop.
Quiet. Please. Make it stop.
Quiet. Please. Make it stop."
Great twist on the Azimov robots theme!