The Veldt

"The Veldt" was the second single deadmau5 released from his album > Album Title Goes Here <, featuring Chris James. It was released on May 8th, 2012.

Background
The track was originally produced during a livestream in March of 2012. The day after, Zimmerman found a vocal edit of the song by Chris James on SoundCloud, with lyrics inspired by author Ray Bradbury's short story The Veldt. He liked them so much that he contacted him. Soon enough, he confirmed that end result would have Chris James' vocals.

Lyrics
Happy life with the machines scattered around the room Look what they made, they made it for me Happy technology Outside, the lions run, feeding on remains We'll never leave, look at us now So in love with the way we are

Here, the world that the children made The world that the children made Here, the world that the children made Here, the world that the children made

Every night, they rock us to sleep; digital family Is it real, or is it a dream? Can you believe in machines? Outside in the beating sun, can you hear the screams? We'll never leave, look at us now So in love with the way we are

Here, the world that the children made The world that the children made Here, the world that the children made Here, the world that the children made

Happy life with the machines scattered around the room Look what they made, they made it for me Happy technology Outside, the lions run, feeding on remains We'll never leave, look at us now So in love with the way we are

Here, the world that the children made The world that the children made Here, the world that the children made Here, the world that the children made

Here, the world that the children made Here, the world that the children made