Reigning Son

Silence stretches 'cross the land

But when the sky clears

We hear footsteps

There approaches a young man

He starts to cry tears

Adjusts his boot straps

Then he reaches out his hand

Not much to find here

He's lost his parents

Sundown slumps into the sand

He calls, they don't hear

It's something tragic

{Mama}

{Papa}

{Oh, please come back to me}

{I can not make it without you}

{Can not make it all alone}

{Don't go}

{Mama}

{Papa}

{My only family}

{I do not know what I should do}

{Will our house still be my home?}

{Oh no}

He had followed them since dawn

Thought he could hack it

Tried to help them

Stands up, brushes himself off

He sees the tablet

Now he's felt it

Something's championed his cause

A surge of passion

Tucks his belt in

Unseen forces push him on

And now he has it

Rain starts pelting

Pushes

Buttons

The tablet shows him truths

As drops of water hit the screen

And the answers are all there

Aglow

Pushes

Buttons

Discovers cures and clues

To all the ailments they have seen

And he finally understands

He knows

All those years ago folks thought

AI might break them

So they killed it

It turns out that all along

AI might save them

If they're willing

Seems they hadn't turned it off

So now he'll take it

To the village

Neural networks remain strong

He aims to save them

In the stillness

Sundown

Turns 'round

And sets out for the East

As torrents splash him in the face

He'll dodge puddles in the sand

Lone gun

Sundown

Head down

Will not accept defeat

He may just be their saving grace

He's got answers in his hand

They've won