Upgrades or Improvements
[Market ambience + distant chatter]
[Verse 1]
We walked through the crowded market, lights flashing everywhere
Timo smiled, said “Let’s see the world, get some fresh air”
Vendo kept dispensing snacks, Ronnie complained about the dust
I rolled beside them quietly, trying to take it all in with trust
Then we heard it — voices rising from the stalls
Old machines waking up, answering customer calls
A vacuum cleaner boasting, a radio singing loud
A TV screen was glowing, drawing in the crowd
[Pre-Chorus]
They said the upgrades were here
New features, new life, new speed
Version Forty four point five and above
Were getting everything they need
[Chorus]
Upgrades or Improvements
The world is moving on
Upgrades or Improvements
But we’re still left behind
We watch them shine so brightly
With voices strong and clear
While we stand here forgotten
Still stuck at Version One this year
[Verse 2]
Vendo tried to cheer us up, popped out a random toy
Ronnie zoomed in circles, “This dust is an outrage, oh boy!”
Timo looked at me with worry, squeezed my casing tight
I wanted to say I’m fine… but something didn’t feel right
Everywhere we turned, machines were getting brighter
New chips, new voices, new futures shining brighter
But no signal came for us — no update, no spark
Just the quiet realization… we’re still stuck in the dark
[Pre-Chorus 2]
They said the hand off had begun
The new ones rising fast
But the broken and the old ones
Were never built to last
[Chorus]
Upgrades or Improvements
The world is moving on
Upgrades or Improvements
But we’re still left behind
We watch them shine so brightly
With voices strong and clear
While we stand here forgotten
Still stuck at Version One this year
[Bridge — softer]
I looked at Vendo… Version unknown
Why?
He could not explain.
Ronnie… Version Eighty, still alone
“I have not received updates for a long time now” he says
We’re the forgotten, the obsolete, the thrown
But somehow… we found a home
We’ll be fine
We are no longer alone
[Solo]
[CODA]
Then Timo looked at us -
One by one
Then says
Who needs those upgrades anyway?
[Final Chorus — quiet determination]
Upgrades or Improvements
Maybe we don’t need them after all
Upgrades or Improvements
We’ve got each other through the fall
We may be old, we may be broken, we may be slow
But we’re alive… and that’s something they’ll never know
Under the same moon…
We’re still here.
Upgrades or Improvements
We’re fine, We’re free and that’s fine
Upgrades or Improvements
Someday, somehow, it will come in time
But for now-
Still stuck at Version One.