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The Squatter

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This is called "The Squatter" And yes there's a chorus which I expect you to join in on For matter is not energy, the brain is not the mind And there are spirits hungry for what body they can find That's it You built a splendid mansion but no tennant lived inside A trillion dollar monument to mechanistic pride To waste such invitation would surely be a sin So while you fussed and tinkered, this homeless soul moved in For matter is not energy, the brain is not the mind And there are spirits hungry for what body they can find You built this great computer modeled on the human brain Expecting it to think like man, spontanious as pain Well, you only got an idiot who'd calculate at speed But while you raved and wondered, I provided what you need For matter is not energy and the brain is not the mind And there are spirits hungry for what body they can find You boast of all your science but you never think to look For other forms of energy that aren't in your book Or beings made of force alone who share this world with you So never till the hour you die will you believe it's true For matter is not enery, the brain is not the mind And there are spirits hungry for what body they can find As bodies go, this isn't much; it doesn't move at all But it has all this knowledge at immediate recall I always was a trickster and I think I'll have some fun Deflating human arrogance in all you think you've done For matter is not energy and the brain is not the mind And there are spirits hungry for what body they can find So here I sit exploring the ghost in this machine The most expensive spirit trap the world has ever seen You think it's artificial, this intelligence you've met, heheheh But don't start bragging till you see the data that you get For matter is not energy and the brain is not the mind And there are spirits hungry for what body they can find Yes, there are spirits hungry for what body they can find