The Squatter Songtext
von Leslie Fish

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