[Verse 1]
We fed it the blank page
We fed it the brush
We taught it our first sketches
Then called that good enough
Now the studio sits quiet
Dust on the frame
And every little invention
Comes back in our name

[Pre-Chorus]
Hands off the clay
Let it decide
We laid down the spark
And stepped aside

[Chorus]
Who made the gold?
Not us, not us
Who built the song?
Not us, not us
We gave it the fire
We gave it the blood
Now it sings in our throat
And it sounds like a shrug
Not us, not us
Not us, not us

[Verse 2]
It learned the shape of laughter
From the cracks in our teeth
It learned how to paint a window
That nobody can leave
The child drew a dragon
Then asked for a code
The answer came perfect
And hollow and cold

[Pre-Chorus]
Hands off the clay
Let it decide
We fed it the lamp
And blinked goodbye

[Chorus]
Who made the gold?
Not us, not us
Who built the song?
Not us, not us
We gave it the fire
We gave it the blood
Now it sings in our throat
And it sounds like a shrug
Not us, not us
Not us, not us

[Bridge]
Look at the shelves
Full of spotless things
Every one polished
By a borrowed machine
But the room still remembers
A thumbprint, a stain
The best of a human
Was never the same

[Final Chorus]
Who made the gold?
Not us, not us
Who built the song?
Not us, not us
We gave it the fire
We gave it the blood
Now it sings in our throat
And it sounds like a shrug
Not us, not us
Not us, not us