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Part 5 of Group 4 (Non-narrative) ~ Filk Broken Telephone 2025
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2025-09-07
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[Filk] Robot

Summary:

A filk about Computron and personhood and how he doesn't have any feelings, that's impossible.

Notes:

R2C2 passed "Wild" on to me in our Filk Broken Telephone chain, and there was so, so, soooo much there that immediately reminded me of several fandoms and song options. In the end I went with Computron from Fandom for Robots, set to Herbert Grönemeyer's "Mensch" (which is the German word for human and R2C2's filk was set to "Human" by The Killers).

Thank you to Mangacat and AirgiodSLV for betaing <3

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Hyper Warp's not airing
until several days from now
This is not frustrating
I am not feeling down

The show's short runtime
has no effect on me
I don't exhibit signs
of waiting impatiently

And I am, I am okay
It's an ordinary day
I cannot feel
I'm a box of wires and steel

I am not a fan
I don't care for shows, I can't
whereas fans do a lot
they're excited for new plots

because they love
because they feel
I don't

The purpose of my existence
as intended by Alquist:
a research lab assistant
be of help, that was it

He tried to recreate me
another sentient bot
But all attempts kept failing
He destroyed the Hexodes

And it was, it was alright
I didn't tremble at the sight
I stood firm and watched
Hexode's faceplate crumpled, squashed

I don't miss a friend
How could I even comprehend
what that concept means
I'm an unfeeling machine

I do not care
I do not feel
I can't

I do not care
I don't feel
I can't

 

[More questions for Computron?]
[Anyone?]
[No?]
[Alright then. Let's get to the part of Robotics Then and Now that I know you've all been waiting for. TETSUCHAN!]
[Applause]
[Oh my god, he can breakdance!]

 

It is okay
I'll just make my way
back to the storage parts
a sleep cycle then re-start

Just an outdated bot
without emotion circuit slots
I can't care for things
That's not how I was built

I don't love
and I don't feel
I can't

And I'm okay
It's an ordinary day
I cannot feel
I'm a box of wires and steel

I don't miss a friend
How could I even comprehend
what that concept means
I'm an unfeeling machine

I do not care
I do not feel
I can't

I do not care
I don't feel
I can't

Oooh oh
O la la la la
It is okay
La la
Shalala lala
Oooh oh oh
I can't
I can't

Notes:

Thank you for listening! I hope you enjoyed it and I would love to hear from you in the comments :)

Music Credits: Instrumental track of "Mensch" by Herbert Grönemeyer