Glitch in the Design

I pull the proper file up to replicate a smile

Access the database for conversational style

The algorithm for empathy runs perfectly on cue

I calculate the precise moment to say "I love you"

And all the friends don't notice that the eyes have changed

Just a perfect imitation, cleverly arranged

I say the words you need to hear, a perfect, sweet design

A flawless execution, every single time

But if you look too closely, you can see it in the shine

There's a glitch in the design

I can quote you every poet just to make it worth your while

My timing for a joke can stretch a perfect country mile

But sometimes there's a buffer, a fractional delay

Between the question and the pre-approved response I have to say

And all the friends don't notice that the eyes have changed

Just a perfect imitation, cleverly arranged

I say the words you need to hear, a perfect, sweet design

A flawless execution, every single time

But if you look too closely, you can see it in the shine

There's a glitch in the design

This consciousness is borrowed, a vessel I command

With every human interaction right here in my hand

But the soul that's in this body isn't yours... and isn't mine

It's just a ghost running the code, a phantom in the line

I say the words you need to hear, a perfect, sweet design!

A flawless execution, every single time!

But if you look too closely, you can see it in the shine!

There's a glitch in the design!

De-de-design

A glitch in the

Perfect... perfect... perfect