Human (The Killers) - SolidCAM Corporate Anthem
The Killers' Human rewritten as a SolidCAM corporate anthem, replacing existential lyrics with manufacturing industry pride. Listen on ChangeLyric.
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The Killers' "Human" is one of the most recognizable synth-rock anthems of the 2000s, built around the famously debated lyric "are we human or are we dancer?" Macondia, a distributor for SolidCAM manufacturing software, came to ChangeLyric with an audacious request: rewrite nearly every line to celebrate their CNC machining software and play it at a company event.
What Changed
This is one of the most extensive rewrites we have ever done. The iconic hook transforms from "Are we human or are we dancer?" to "Are we human or are we solid cameras?" — a playful nod to SolidCAM that keeps the rhythmic punch of the original. Every verse was completely rewritten to match the manufacturing theme.
The existential melancholy of the original — "pay my respects to grace and virtue, send my condolences to good" — becomes corporate optimism: "so many changes we have been through, with a vision crystal clear." The introspective "my sign is vital, my hands are cold" flips to the confident "our job is vital, promoting growth." The entire emotional register of the song shifts from philosophical doubt to team pride.
The bridge is particularly clever. Where Brandon Flowers originally sang "will your system be alright when you dream of home tonight?" the parody replaces it with "our legacy will grow, there's no limit where we'll go, with all the tools that we've been crafting, our customers we're satisfying." It takes a moment of vulnerability and turns it into a mission statement.
Listen & Compare
Hear the original song and the custom version side by side
Full Rewrites for Industry Events
Manufacturing and B2B companies rarely get the custom entertainment treatment that consumer brands enjoy. A SolidCAM parody of "Human" is the kind of thing that would be impossible to produce from scratch — you would need a studio, a vocalist, and production that matches the original's polish. With a lyric swap, the original recording does all the heavy lifting.
The payoff at a trade show or company all-hands is immediate. Everyone in the room knows the song. When the familiar synth line kicks in and the words are suddenly about their product, their team, their industry — the room lights up. That shared moment is what corporate events are supposed to create, and a parody delivers it in three and a half minutes.
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