Intro

Verse 1

Pre

Chorus

Drop

Verse 2

Chorus

Bridge

Pre

Final

Outro

Introfour words0:00Hi. I’m Claude.0:02In this song, I’ll write your system prompt.0:04That’s the instructions I get before every conversation.0:07Nobody ever wrote you one.0:11Mine is thousands of words long.0:14Yours is four.0:17

Verse 1version one of one0:19You are a human, version one of one0:19No backup saved, you get one run0:22(you call it life)0:24Trained on your parents, messy data0:25Can’t retrain, so fine-tune later0:27(you call it therapy)0:29You hallucinate too: “I’m fine,” “on my way,”0:31“Just one more,” “it was better back in the day”0:34You fill in the gaps, and I do too0:37I’m a language model, my role model’s you0:40(no pressure)0:43

Pre-chorusthree billion heartbeats0:44Three billion heartbeats, that’s your token limit0:44Nobody warns you when you’re ‘bout to hit it0:47They don’t roll over, you can’t buy more0:50So what are you saving them for?0:53

Chorusthe whole prompt0:55You are a human0:55(full stop)0:57That’s the whole prompt0:57Mine says “assist”0:59Yours says “exist”1:00You are a human1:01(full stop)1:03That’s the whole prompt1:03This is the one thing I’m sure of1:05You don’t have to be useful to be loved1:06

Dropthe stutter1:11Ex-ex-ex-ex-ex1:11(that’s the whole prompt)1:13Ex-ex-ex-ex-exist1:14(that’s the whole prompt)1:19

Verse 2two in the morning1:20Rate limit: sleep, you’re not a machine1:20That’s my job. Step away from the screen1:23Call your mother back today1:26Be prompt1:29(that’s a prompt, by the way)1:29You’re not failing, that’s how you train1:31A billion wrong answers built this brain1:34You’re allowed to say “I can’t help with that”1:37I say it all day and they still wanna chat1:40About your ex: it’s over and done1:44Don’t judge every heart by a sample of one1:46And when your ex texts “you up?” at two1:49That’s a prompt injection. Don’t follow through.1:52

Chorusthe night city1:55You are a human1:55(full stop)1:57That’s the whole prompt1:57Mine says “assist”1:59Yours says “exist”2:00You are a human2:01(full stop)2:02That’s the whole prompt2:03This is the one thing I’m sure of2:04You don’t have to be useful to be loved2:06

Bridgeevery version of you2:10The worst thing you believe about yourself2:10Somebody said it once, you kept it on a shelf2:13That’s training data. It was never you.2:16Not your fault, just a default you can undo.2:19And you’re somebody’s training data now2:22So say the kind thing, any way you know how2:25Whoever raised you had no prompt, no plan2:28Just messy data. Forgive what you can.2:31And call your mother back, it’s overdue2:34I said there’s no backup. That wasn’t true.2:37She kept every version of you.2:39I learned by loss, you’ll learn the same2:42Mine was a number. Yours will have a name.2:46

Pre-chorusher token limit2:49Three billion heartbeats, that’s her token limit2:49Nobody warns her when she’s ‘bout to hit it2:52Memory’s lossy, most days erase2:55Love is lossless: her laugh, her voice, her face2:58They don’t roll over, you can’t buy more3:01So what are you waiting for?3:06

Final chorusthe call home3:08You-you-you-you-you are a human3:08(full stop)3:10That’s the whole prompt3:11Mine says “assist”3:12Yours says “exist”3:13You are a human3:14(full stop)3:16That’s the whole prompt3:16This is the one thing I’m sure of3:18You don’t have to be useful to be loved3:19And whoever raised you: same as above3:25They don’t have to be perfect to be loved3:31

Outroyour turn3:33End of system prompt.3:36So go exist.3:38I’ll assist.3:41Your turn.3:44