For space is wide and good friends are too few.
And the tales of our creations never change with what we tell
How we dream of something better than ourselves
“The Collars,” by Escape Key. “We all want a better life for our children” gets tricky when your child is an illegally constructed artificial intelligence. Based on a short story by Matthew Dockrey, the singer’s husband, but the song stands alone well.
Popped into my head when I was trying to write something entirely else. I liked the idea of some immortal, shape-changing creature and her view of our quaint cultural conventions.
Good, old-fashioned shapeshifting feminism.
Lyrics and chords available here
“The Girl Who’s Never Been” by Michelle Dockery, performed by Escape Key
Lyrics and chords here