Sigh. I'm doing it again. No matter, it needs to be done.
The lights dimmed slightly, shifting to somewhat of a more golden hue as a slow, electronic droning tone echoed through the bar courtesy of synth Motoko. A few moments later it switched over to a slow rhythm of keys tapped at precise intervals.
Soon it began to pick up in earnest and wetting my lips with my tongue, I stepped up to cradle the mic as the lights began to flash in concert with the electronic synth beat.
"A glaring neon glow illuminates this street." I sang, my voice all the way into Sexy Motoko mode. "Breathe in these human vapors, sweat and heavy heat."
"High-tech cathedrals rise and fall in great ravines, colossal steeples to the gods in the machine."
The song picked up further, and I did my best to channel the raw agony of Adam Jensen. Of waking up one day to find that you were no longer whole, that parts of your flesh had been cut away and replaced with facsimiles metal and plastic.
"Broken body built anew, spirit lingers - torn in two. Metal fingers grip my heart, so cold!"
"Fossil fuels to slavery, political duplicity. Every great commodity's been sold!"
Taking a deep breath, I was joined by several tracks of my own voice for the refrain of the song.
"Slave to the New Black Gold, there's a heartbeat under my skin. Search my electric soul for the hidden man within!"
I made a slow, graceful turn as my own recorded voice sang a short, wordless piece before my hands gripped the mic once more.
"Your secret science conquers nature's cruel laws! Inside your wires hide a million mortal flaws."
"Electric sheep I dream inside my honeycomb, I stay alive inside my hide of skin and chrome."
I threw my arms out, the lights mirroring my movement to where the whole bar was awash in flickering golden light.
"Broken body built anew, spirit lingers - torn in two. Metal fingers grip my heart, so cold!"
"Fossil fuels to slavery, political duplicity. Every great commodity's been sold!"
I saw more than one pair of lips singing along to the song as I once more went into the refrain.
"Slave to the New Black Gold, there's a heartbeat under my skin. Search my electric soul for the hidden man within!"