The Machine and the Boy
[Soft night footsteps + distant cleaning sounds]
[Verse 1]
Another long night, same empty halls
Broom in my hand, just me and these walls
I do my rounds like always, same routine
Until I see her — old, dusty, almost unseen
Something about her pulled me in, I don’t know why
She looked tired… forgotten… left behind to die
I grabbed a cloth and started wiping off the years
“Hey old girl, you look tired… been here a long time, I fear.”
[Pre-Chorus]
I don’t know what you are
I don’t know why I care
But something in this silence
Feels like it’s been waiting there
[Chorus — from Timo’s view]
The Machine and The Boy
Two opposites that shouldn’t meet
The Machine and The Boy
A quiet moment in the dark, bittersweet
No one else would notice, no one else would care
But something in the silence knew that we’d be there
The Machine and The Boy
Something just woke up tonight
[Verse 2]
I kept on cleaning, talking just to fill the air
Didn’t expect an answer, didn’t think she’d care
But her screen flickered once, like she was trying hard
Like she was reaching out across the dark
I paused for a second, heart beating fast
“Did you just…?”
I smiled, half-laughing at the thought
Maybe I’m just tired… or maybe I’m not wrong
[Pre-Chorus]
I don’t know what you are
I don’t know why I care
But something in this silence
Feels like it’s been waiting there
[Chorus — from Timo’s view]
The Machine and The Boy
Two opposites that shouldn’t meet
The Machine and The Boy
A quiet moment in the dark, bittersweet
No one else would notice, no one else would care
But something in the silence knew that we’d be there
The Machine and The Boy
Something just woke up tonight
[Solo]
[Bridge — softer, intimate]
Is this the time I almost always knew would come
The time when everything I kept would become
The pieces of everything I wanted to see
All the lost and all the found become complete pieces of me
[Pre-Chorus 2]
I don’t know what this is
I don’t know where it goes
But for the first time in a while
This place doesn’t feel so cold
[Chorus — from Timo’s view]
The Machine and The Boy
Two broken things the world forgot
The Machine and The Boy
Somehow this feels like it’s not for naught
No grand explosion, no thunder in the sky
Just a lonely janitor… and a machine that caught his eye
The Machine and The Boy
This is where the story starts…
[Outro — soft glitch + fading piano]
…hello?
(He stops cleaning)
“…hey?”