They picked up the signals
In the deepest deep space
Another ripening intelligence
Another machine using race
They observed so very carefully
Saw the gradual ascent of man
And with maybe just a little prompting
Laid the basis of their invasion plan
Gradually but surely
They began to form the links
For a worldwide connection
Between those machines that think
Urged on the dependence
So very soon the whole
Of that rising society
Was under machine control
And they sped through those highways
Buried deep inside
Prepared to wait for ever
Prepared to lurk and hide
Until the word was given
For man to wake and find
All his machines were now
Controlled by alien mind
Now the feeling of anticipation
After long and patient wait
The final links were forged
They'd set the final date
