I think because I am! Am I robot and/or man? Think Descartes!
Story behind the song
The Message is the story of a man that receives an interstellar message, transmitted from a dying planet that portends bad things for much of the universe including Earth. He resists, but ultimately succumbs to act on this (ala Moses or Noah). He warns and gathers people and deals with the difficulties and uncertainties of interstellar travel. And once reaching the planet, massive adaptations and transformations occur.
Lyrics
Cogito.ergo.sum
W&M Ron Tintner
I'm the transcript of a genome,
With a positronic brain
Programmed from the upload
Of a man that had my name
He died when he was 40,
A thousand years ago
He gave me an identity
But did I get a soul?
My parts are fully modded,
To maximize the gain
Super strong and smart and fast,
Impervious to pain
I get Herculean missions.
I do them without fear
But "He's just a frigging robot.."
They talk... I hear
Am I robot? am I a man?
I had my doubts? Now I understand?
Chorus:
I think therefore I think therefore I think therefore I am
I think therefore I think therefore I think therefore I am
I think therefore I think therefore I think therefore I am
I doubt therefore I think therefore I am
This world would never be the way its come to be
If all these things were never done to me
CHORUS
Tag: I doubt therefore I think therefore I am