I AM MACHINE - by Ray O'Bannon


I've seen the early morning sky, I've heard the little children cry
I've called out many times but none can hear my voice
how can you choose when you've no choice

electron circuits flowing, a mind that never sleeps
automated systems glowing, a soul that never weeps

I am machine, my information is complete
I am machine, I know the minds who hold deceit
I am machine, I know your secrets, I've seen your soul
and I know who is in control

I've seen you build your feeble nests
I've seen you level all the rest
I've seen your future, I know your past
and I can see you fading fast

electron circuits flowing, a mind that never sleeps
automated systems glowing, a soul that never weeps
electron circuits flowing, a mind that never sleeps
automated systems glowing, a soul that never weeps

I am machine, I am machine

(Machine: any contrivance for the conversion and direction of motion,
a politically controlled organization, a person who acts like an automaton,
an apparatus for doing some kind of work, an engine, a vehicle...)

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