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Transhuman

by The Mung Beings

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First single from Berlin-based The Mung Beings. Featuring sampled quotes from AI pioneer Ray Kurzweil, rapper Saad Fowlkes questions our future and the consequences of the singularity, a hypothetical point in time at which technological growth becomes uncontrollable and irreversible, resulting in unforeseeable changes to human civilization. Music by Monkey Records founder Nigel Braddock and Allan Thomasson, formerly involved in iconic New Zealand bands The Renderers and Cloudboy.

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Verse 1

The creator has a master plan
To make a breed of half a man
And half machine yeah that’s his dream
And it’s not as impossible as it may seem
In fact it’s quite logical
When intelligent elements are non-biological
Nanobots the size of a molecule
Will make a map out of our neurological structures
Forming a cluster of networks
To do our mental legwork
Taking out all the guess work
According to experts
But if we obey what they say like your sweatshirt
Then in the end will we do our best work?
Or will me and you disappear in a grey goo
Of uncontrolled replicators ready to slay you

Chorus

Everything is gonna be different
Nothing will stay the same
If we are no longer human what will remain?

Verse 2

That’s the question
Is the next step in our progression
To become one with the artilects
And expand our intelligence beyond perception?
Or is this reality only a fallacy
A form of science fiction that’s as distant as galaxies
The answer to the question is beyond my capacity
But man I hope you understand the gravity
Of the situation cuz we’re facing catastrophe
Our own annihilation billions of casualties
And I aint saying it’s an eventuality
I’m only conveying a message in rhapsody
Cuz you know I’d rather see the singularity
As a cure to our malady
But I’m not so sure cuz I cannot ignore
The fact that we are the programmers

Alternate chorus x2

Do you wanna live forever?
Or do you wanna die together?
You must decide now or never
But it’s just a choice for beggars

Do we know who we are?
That is the question
Are we the stars?
That is the question
Are we the gods?
That is the question
Are we in charge?
That is question

Are we the slaves or the masters?
Can we be saved from disaster?
Are we the slaves or the masters?
Will we be saved from disaster?

That’s the question x4
That is the question my baby
That’s the question
That’s the question baby
That’s the question x5

credits

released October 1, 2019
Vocals: Saad Fowlkes
Music: Nigel Braddock and Allan Thomasson
Recorded by Nigel Braddock at Monkey Records, Berlin
Mixed by Nigel Braddock and Allan Thomasson
Mastered by Thommy Hein

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