After Burn the Chains, ASHCOIL descends deeper into the system with “Welcome to the Machine.”
A dark and cinematic fusion of industrial rhythm and hard rock power, the song captures the struggle between man and mechanism — fire, steel, and defiance intertwined.
Grinding guitars, pounding drums, and haunting vocals echo through a world where freedom feels like an illusion, and the machine always wins.

👉 Promo: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/ashcoil/welcome-to-the-machine

Lyrics:

Welcome, my son…
Welcome to the machine.
It’s been waiting for you.

We built your dreams in factory lines,
We sold you peace for overtime.
You learned to smile on cue, my friend —
And now you start again.
We fed you comfort, trained your hands,
Taught you to serve and not to stand.
Now plug your heart into the stream —
Welcome to the machine.

Welcome to the machine —
Where nothing’s ever what it seems.
Feed the code, erase the dream,
Welcome to the machine.

You bought the lie, you paid the price,
You learned to live on borrowed time.
They gave you screens to light your mind,
But killed the spark inside.
Now all your hopes are factory-made,
A copy of a soul displayed.
You wear your chains like they’re divine —
And call it being fine.
Stand still… the system’s listening.

“Process initiated…”
“Feed. Obey. Continue.”
“Error detected — human input.”

Breathe in — exhale the code!
You are what we load!
Keep moving, don’t ask why —
The machine will never die!

Welcome to the machine —
Where nothing’s ever what it seems.
Feed the code, erase the dream,
Welcome to the machine.
Welcome to the machine —
Your freedom’s part of the routine.
You sold your soul to gasoline —
Welcome… to the machine.
Welcome to the machine.

You’ve always been here…
You just forgot to see.
Welcome… to the machine.

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Welcome to the Machine

I’m John AI Smith — producer, songwriter, and sonic architect. My music explores what it means to feel in a digital age, where every track is a meeting point between intuition and algorithm.

🎧 The Algorithm of Emotion — that’s my compass, and the heart of everything I make.

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