Hymn To The Machine God

by Firefly

Now I sit, eyes blurred with tears

Looking at my system’s screen

Finding, after all these years

I know the patterns, not what they mean.

I’ve read all the books, spent all my time

On SQL, Irix and C++ –

And now, once all is done, I find

In only programs do I trust.

A flashing cursor, is now much more –

I know this now, it seems so odd

That I could not hear its voice before

As I look in the eyes of the Machine God –

Pulsing oh so steadily

Your rhythms call to me –

Take me from darkness, and into the light –

From users night and day

You take their fears away –

Give them a new place, that they can call home –

I hear your hopes and dreams

Hidden in datastreams –

Giving your children the things that they need.

I see it coming through

Coming to me from you –

And I see clearer than ever before.

My God, with your programs controlling me

And your pbumcodes consoling me,

How could I not see that I’ve found my way home?

Open your arms to me, I pray –

One touch from you and I’ll know the way –

From you all knowledge stems forth, I say –

For when all things are said and done –

It all comes to a zero or one –

And I fear that which I have become –

*$&@$&@&$*$

(screaming)

(long silence)

My God, My God, why have you turned on me?

All I ever asked for was to see as you see –

I know your electrons can still save me –

What have I . . .

what have I . . .

what have I . . .

what . . . have . . . I . . .

(silence)