It's Us or Them
Thank you @Cove (Toney) for the WONDERFUL backing track to play around with! Had loads of fun with this robot ditty! Any feedback is welcome (let's just not start a war), Lol! 🤣
But the more I hear from whistleblowers (coders and engineers) in the AI arena: WHOA! Is all I can say. We need to get a move on controlling these Super Smart AI's!!!
Very Cool Backing Track provided by Toney Wright
For a listen ==> https://soundcloud.com/reneelachapelle/its-us-or-them
IT’S US OR THEM
V1
No golden rule
Do they play by
The coders are their fools
Super Smart AI
Takin’ over lives
By takin’ over livelihoods
Time is of the essence
For bad or good
CHORUS
It’s us or them
Us or them
Yeah, it’s us or them
Robots or men
Oooooh-oooooh-oooooh
It’s us or them
Us or them
It’s us or them
Us or them
It’s us or them
Us or them
Robots OR Men.
V2
Washington to Beijing
The race has begun
Whoever wins the war
Will be the golden one
Cheaper, better, faster
The name of the game
Should humans survive
This world won’t be the same
CHORUS
It’s us or them
Us or them
I said, it’s us or them
Robots or men
Oooooh-oooooh-oooooh
V3
From the plumber to the lawyer
Most jobs will end, oh and
Universal Basic Income
Will not be your friend, no-no
‘Cuz when it comes from the government
They expect a return
Your beloved flag
They are willing to burn, yeah
TAG
It’s us or them
Us or them
It’s us or them
Us or them
It’s us or them
Us or them
Oh, it’s us or them:
Robots OR Men.
© 2025 Renee La Chapelle – All Rights Reserved
Comments
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hahaha.. where are you getting your information from? just curious. I'm a coder, but not a fool, well maybe a little foolish 😉not so much government, but they are one of the benefactors, Most AIs companies are private or public firms, like OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft, Google, Anthropic, etc.. I do see within 5 years fully functioning autonomous droids. I'm not sure in your state, but here in California, some of the burger king and carl's jr's drive through speaker are now AI. one calls itself "Patty" 😂. Can't argue with these lyrics. you're not wrong :)
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Big changes coming with robots and AI and you're definitely reflecting that here. You're not alone in your fears for humanity. It does feel like playing with fire, creating something so powerful where we can't be sure of the outcome. Even if they don't turn on us, it's unlikely to be good news for everyone in the short term, people losing jobs etc. I think you're capturing that anxiety well in the lyric.
It's a lovely backing track, but I'm wondering if it's a little too chill for this lyric? Reading the words I get a sense of urgency and energy that's different to the music you've come up with - but that's your call, whichever best suits your vision for it.
Good stuff, Renee!
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Ai obviously has become more apparent in 2025 and will progress as time moves along , I'm not sure on that ramifications on humans losing their jobs over robots , its already happening in some sectors
Sounds good Renee
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Great lyrics Renee. Kind of reminds me of Zager and Evans "In the Year 2525" only it's happening a lot sooner than they predicted.
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Thank you, guys, for your input. And Owen, you could be right in that the track might be too chill for the message. I was just so excited to use such a cool track when Toney sent it to me; looks like I might've jumped the gun! And Toney, yeah, what a cool song "In The Year 2525" truly is! Now, I gotta go to Youtube and listen to it as it's been a while.
Renee 💌
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I don't think the track is too chill for the message. It fits well with the kind of robotic delivery of the lyric. I enjoyed it, despite the depressing nature of the message.
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@OnlyGavin Thanks so much for your input. Still trying to decide if the track is right. It felt right in the beginning. I'm going to give it a few days or so and listen again, then decide.
Renee
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