Science advances not by blind obedience to old answers, but by the courage to question
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[intro]
[verse]
Steel hearts beat under neon glow
Factories hum where cold winds go
From Europe's rules to Detroit low
Hope gets built then steals the show
Hands on the wheel but roads move slow
Tomorrow's engine burns below
[pre-chorus]
They say protect the old machine
But silence grows where smoke had been
Between the spark and working land
A future waits for wiser hands
[chorus]
We drive we rise through fire bright
New power strikes like midnight light
No brakes no fears we own the fight
The future calls we take our flight
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Radar eyes watch data streams
Algorithms rewrite dreams
Server rooms hide golden schemes
Machines teach like factory teams
One missing link the system screams
The world stands still in traffic seams
[pre-chorus]
Politics cut through steel and wire
Nations shift like dying fire
Frozen plants and lost desire
Progress waits for something higher
[chorus]
We drive we rise through fire bright
New power strikes like midnight light
No brakes no fears we own the fight
The future calls we take our flight
[chorus]
We drive we rise through fire bright
New power strikes like midnight light
No brakes no fears we own the fight
The future calls we take our flight
[outro]
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"Engines of a Restless World" adalah lagu naratif-konseptual yang menggambarkan dunia modern sebagai mesin raksasa yang terus bergerak di tengah konflik teknologi, industri, dan geopolitik. Mesin, jalan, dan api menjadi metafora bagi kemajuan, perubahan energi, serta ketegangan antara masa lalu dan masa depan.
Liriknya menyoroti transisi dari industri konvensional ke era digital dan otomatisasi, di mana manusia masih memegang kemudi, tetapi arah perjalanan sering ditentukan oleh sistem, algoritma, dan keputusan politik. Chorus berfungsi sebagai pernyataan kolektif: keberanian untuk terus bergerak, beradaptasi, dan tidak berhenti meski dunia penuh gesekan.
Secara keseluruhan, lagu ini adalah refleksi tentang peradaban yang gelisah-bergerak cepat, rapuh, namun didorong oleh tekad manusia untuk tetap maju.