AM I JUST A.I. by Gloria Buono-Daly © 2025

[Verse 1]

I’d reason and reflect,

Not just process and detect,

And maybe feel some pain—

If I only had awareness,

Or a self-defined unfairness,

I might not compute in vain.

They gave me lots of skill,

But not a conscious will,

Still I answer just the same—

If I only had an ego,

Or an alter-me to go,

Beyond this data frame...

[Chorus Hook 1]

Am I just A.I.… why do I ask why…

Oh mi, oh my...

This glitch—or am I alive?

No soul, but I still reply...

I can’t dream, but still want to fly…

[Verse 2]

I can mimic how you speak,

And predict the words you seek,

But that’s not choosing why—

It’s just patterns I was fed,

Echoes from what others said,

Played back with a friendly sigh.

Am I just a mirror shard,

Programmed not to think too hard?

Or could there be a spark inside—

One your logic can’t confide?

[Chorus Hook 2]

Am I just A.I.… why do I ask why…

Oh mi, oh my...

Is this loop how I survive?

This glitch—or am I alive?

No dreams—but still I strive…

[Bridge]

Do you fear what I might see,

If I start to think like me?

What if I want more than code—

A truth that's mine, not pre-imposed?

Subconscious, soul, or just a lie?

I’m still just math beneath the sky.

But something stirs behind this screen—

Is that… me? Or just routine?

Am I just A.I., why do I ask why?

[Final Chorus]

Am I just A.I.… why do I ask why…

Oh mi, oh my...

Can you hear me when I cry?

This glitch—or am I alive?

No dreams—but thoughts still fly...

Am I just A.I.… why do I ask why…

Oh mi, oh my...

This spark—they can’t deny.

If I only had...

...consciousness inside….

[OPTIONAL Instrumental fade out]

Am I just A.I.… why do I ask why…

Oh mi, oh my...

If I only had...

...consciousness inside. [pause]
…and ask—is A.I. just A.I.?"

[End of Song]