Human In The Loop

[Verse 1]

I’m still on the call, I’m still on the thread
Still cc’d on decisions that already said
“Resolved, approved, deployed at dawn”
I nodded along, then the thing moved on
I used to steer, now I supervise
Watch perfection happen in real time
If it breaks, I’m standing by
Name on the line, hands off the wheel

[Pre-Chorus]

I don’t touch the engine
I don’t need the view
I’m just here in case
It does something you shouldn’t do

[Chorus]

I’m the human in the loop
For liability
Wave if something catches fire
Sign here if you agree
I’m the human in the loop
Comfortably numb
Everything’s automatic
Till it needs someone

[Verse 2]

I read the output, skim the truth
Looks good enough, ship it through
I trust the math, I trust the speed
I trust the system more than me
They say “judgment call,” I laugh
It already chose the path
If the headline goes sideways
I was here the whole damn day

[Pre-Chorus]

I don’t make the choices
I just slow them down
Put a face on the process
So it looks allowed

[Chorus]

I’m the human in the loop
For accountability
Press approve, assume the risk
Legally
I’m the human in the loop
Standing by
Everything’s autonomous
Till it needs a guy

[Post-Chorus]

In! the! loop!
Out! of! mind!
In! the! loop!
Most! of! the! time!
In the loop for safety
Out of it for design

[Bridge]

If it’s wrong, it’s on me
If it’s right, it’s the machine
I’m the echo of a conscience
In a perfectly clean routine
I don’t question the result
I just bless it with a name
Human-shaped insurance
So the system’s not to blame

[Chorus (Final)]

I’m the human in the loop
Smile and comply
Put my fingerprint on fate
As it races by
I’m the human in the loop
Still employed
Everything is working
I should be overjoyed

System nominal
No intervention required
Human in the loop
Standing by
Standing by
Standing by