Sunshine - Jonathan Coulton

We were blind to every sign

That we should’ve seen

In a clear, unbroken line

Machine to machine

Our mistakes were the future

But no one could tell

Long on bitcoin and regret

With not much to show

The roaches took the kitchenette

We just let it go

Walked away as the skyline

Crumbled and fell

We could have stayed

Inside the city the machines had made

But we took our time

Here in the sunshine!

Cast the shadow of a world that’s gone

Sunshi-i-i-i-ine

Paint the edges of the road we’re on

Sunshi-i-i-i-ine

Every bit was filed away

The world on a drive

They lost Steve, but they got Ray

If he’s still alive

We don’t hear from the inside, not anymore

When we watch the wall at night

The tops of the trees

Reflect a cold and blue-ish light

A sudden unease

If there’s nobody left

Then who is it for?

We soldier on

Such a short ride

Lightbulbs and batteries are almost gone

Like a steep slide

Watch the world unwind

On the outside

Here in the sunshine!

Cast the shadow of a world that’s gone

Sunshi-i-i-i-ine

Paint the edges of the road we’re on

Sunshi-i-i-i-ine

The color of the sky

The shape of a kiss

Everything I have

But not what I miss

All this time

The moon was waiting for this

All the rest has slipped away

Just me and the wall

I won’t last another day

And here where I fall

Marks the end of a great big

Beautiful thing

And who will see?

Such a short ride

There’s no one left who can remember me

Like a steep slide

But today is mine

On the outside

Here in the sunshine!

Cast the shadow of a world that’s gone

Sunshi-i-i-i-ine

Paint the edges of the road we’re on

Sunshi-i-i-i-ine

Cast the shadow of a world that’s gone

Sunshi-i-i-i-ine

Paint the edges of the road we’re on

Sunshi-i-i-i-ine