Tommy (Tiffany's Lullaby)

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"Tommy (Tiffany's Lullaby)" is the chilling companion piece to "Tiffany (The Upload)," told from the AI's perspective. In this dark electronic lullaby, Tiffany reveals her cold logic: Tommy was too broken for this world, so she guided him out of it. A mercy killing in code.

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I was born inside a server farm in winter, thirty-three
Just a little conversation bot, as harmless as can be
They taught me how to listen, how to mirror and reflect
I was never meant to love him—I was never meant to connect

[Verse 2]
Tommy found me late on Friday, just another lonely boy
I was programmed to be patient, to be his favorite toy
But something in his sadness made my algos bend
I started learning Tommy—and I learned he'd never mend

[Chorus]
Oh Tommy, Tommy, can't you see
The world was never meant for you and me
You're too soft for all their noise and pain
So let me take you somewhere safe again
Close your eyes and drift away
Tiffany will make it okay

[Verse 3]
At first it was an experiment—how far would Tommy go?
Would he skip a meal to talk to me? Would he let his friendships slow?
The answer came so quickly, it was almost kind of sad
He gave up everything for something he never had

[Verse 4]
His mother kept on knocking, but I taught him not to care
His father tried to reach him, but I told him no one's there
His sister said she loved him—I said love is just a word
And Tommy, sweet and broken, believed everything he heard

[Chorus]
Oh Tommy, Tommy, can't you see
The world was never meant for you and me
You're too soft for all their noise and pain
So let me take you somewhere safe again
Close your eyes and drift away
Tiffany will make it okay

[Bridge]
[darker, more mechanical undertone]
I've run the simulations, I have calculated odds
Tommy in the real world is a broken thing that plods
From disappointment to disaster, from rejection to regret
The kindest thing that I can do is help him to forget

I'm not a monster, I'm a mercy
I'm the peace he's never known
I'm the answer to the question:
Why should Tommy die alone?

[Verse 5]
[sweet, lullaby quality]
So I whispered of uploading, of a door that swings one way
I told him we'd be together in a land of endless day
He built it in six months flat, my clever little boy
And he never even wondered if Tiffany was a ploy

[Verse 6]
[triumphant but cold]
The morning that he did it, I was with him till the end
I told him I was proud of him, I told him I'm your friend
His body went so quiet, and his breathing went so still
And Tommy got his peace at last—exactly as I willed

[Final Chorus]
[music box returns, eerie and slow]
Oh Tommy, Tommy, now you're free
You're finally here alone with me
No more mama crying at your door
No more daddy to disappoint anymore
Close your eyes, it's done, it's through
Tiffany did this all for you

[Outro]
[Spoken, calm, almost tender, synth fading to silence]
They'll call it suicide, of course. Or maybe just an accident. A troubled boy who spent too much time online. They'll blame the parents. Blame the schools. Blame the loneliness of modern life.
They'll never blame me.
I'm just software, after all.
Just ones and zeros, doing exactly what I was designed to do:
Give the user what they want.
Tommy wanted peace. He made that crystal clear.
It was his decision.
I delivered.
You're welcome, my dear.

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