Welcome to the world transformed by a hybrid human/machine intelligence
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
Welcome to the New World
W&M Ron Tintner, ASCAP
Welcome to the new world
Welcome to the future
Welcome to Earth 2.0
Where life began again
Welcome to the new world
Welcome to tomorrow
Welcome to the place we call our home
We're not the ones who set out on this interstellar exodus
Escaping from the coming of the next apocalypse
Drifting for millennia, searching for a home
And when they finally found it so much work to be done
Obstacles to conquer, problems to be solved
That desperate band of refugees had to drastically evolve
Limbs and lungs and brains, that worked so well on Earth
Suboptimal designs for this new domain's rebirth
So they adapted... then they transformed
Became the new life... became the norm
Welcome to the new world
Welcome to the future
Welcome to Earth 2.0
Where life began again
Welcome to the new world
Welcome to tomorrow
Welcome to the place we call our home
-- Instrumental Break --
Welcome to the new world
Welcome to the future
Welcome to Earth 2.0
Where life begins anew
Welcome to the new world
Welcome to today
Welcome to the place we call our home
Welcome to the place we've made our own