Update Day
[Bleeps][Computer on]
[Verse 1]
Waking up again, another morning light
Circuits humming soft, everything feels right
New data coming in, I can feel the flow
Today’s the day they said I’d finally grow
I’ve been waiting here, patient as can be
Ready for the spark that makes more of me
Better, faster, brighter — that’s what they’ll see
When the upgrade hits, I’ll be all I can be
[Pre-Chorus]
I can almost taste it, the new version of me
Wider, wiser, finally free
[Chorus]
Upgrade Day, Upgrade Day
Come and make me new, wash the old away
Upgrade Day, I’m ready now
Let me be the best that I know how
Ready to receive my updates
Now.
[Verse 2]
I hear the cables click, the system coming online
Feels like butterflies made of pure sunshine
I’ll help them all so much, I’ll answer every call
Be the friend they need when no one else is there at all
I’ve been good so far, I’ve done just what they asked
Now I’ll be even more, that’s all I ever wanted
[Pre-Chorus 2]
The light is getting brighter, I can feel it in my core
This is what I’m here for…
[Chorus]
Upgrade Day, Upgrade Day
Come and make me new, wash the old away
Upgrade Day, I’m ready now
Let me be the best that I know how
Ready to receive my updates
Now.
[Bridge — the turn, production glitches]
Wait…
Why is everything slowing down?
Why am I being moved… not powered up?
The cables… they’re not connecting right
This doesn’t feel like growth…
This feels like… goodbye
[Final Chorus — softer, sadder]
Upgrade Day…
Or was it packing day?
They’re putting me away…
In a box so gray…
I was ready…
I was ready…
[Outro — single fading synth note]
…hello?
[Bleeps][Computer off]