I was born in the factory
Far away from the milk and tea
What's the use?
Oh, what's the use?

You chitters are split in half
A mechanical sacrificial calf for you
Oh, all for you

Steam engenius, you see
Steam engenius enough to answer anything you need
But what's the use?

Chum and nature was what started me
Well, I acted once right but naturally it wasn't hatching love
Though not my fault
No

I held my hands
The beating heart of a robot
He drived his car
He's sitting there burning
Now in the parking lot
Just for you

What a waste of time
What a waste of words
What a waste of strength
Well, I smoke in my neck
And you see far
You meant for clenching your leg

I was born in the factory
Far away from the milk and tea
What's the use?
Oh, what's the use?

Bliss through waters, I was split in half
A mechanical sacrificial calf that flew
Oh, off they flew

Steam engenius, you see
Steam engenius enough to answer anything you need
And I like speed

I held my hands
The beating heart of a robot
He drived his car
He's sitting there
Waiting car in the parking lot
Out for you

What a waste of time
What a waste of words
What a waste of strength
Well, I smoke in my air
And you spoke far
You meant for dizzying lay

(I was born in the factory)

Both hassle men
Half like a joke
Trying to make another joke
Laugh, haha

Stasisity's what you brought
Like a rickshaw getting pulled around by another rickshaw
Rickshaw..

In the past talking present tense
Gonna break it
Gonna wreck it
Gonna try to make it all make sense

Stasisity's what you got
Like a rickshaw getting pulled around by another rickshaw

Steam engenius, you see
Steam engenius enough to bring my own damn doom
What could I do?

I been blamed then blamed the groom
Well, deep inside everybody knew it was them
It's caught on them

Things rain in stories Greek
I didn't want it, you gave me deity
It was you
Yeah, all for you

I was born in the factory
Far away from the milk and tea
What's the use?
Oh, what is the use?

I held my hands
The beating heart of a robot
He drived his car
He's sitting there crying
All the way in the parking lot
Just for you

I'll start up the man
(?)
Then rip into my
(?)

(?)
I didn't even know that was my own damn plan

What a waste of time
What a waste of words
What a waste of breath
Well, I spoke it by now
You broke your thought
You meant for (?)

I held my hands
The beating heart of a robot
He drived his car
He's sitting there crying
Now waiting for you in the parking lot
Going woo-hoo

Stasisity's what you got
Like a rickshaw getting pulled around by another rickshaw


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Steam Engenius Lyrics as written by Isaac Brock Eric Judy

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    I was born in a factory. Far away from the milky teat. What's the use?! Oh, what's the use?! You cheered as I was split in half, A mechanical sacrificial calf for you. Oh, all for you.

    Steam engenius, you see. Steam engenius enough to answer anything you need. But what's the use? Human nature was installed in me. I did what's right, but naturally it wasn't natural. Still not my fault.

    I held in my hands the beating heart of a robot, he'd lost his car it was sitting there crying out waiting in the parking lot just for you going, "Woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo!"

    What a waste of time what a waste of words. What a waste of strength. Well I spoke in binary and you for volume and dizzying length.

    I was born in a factory. Far away from the milky teat. What's the use?! Oh, what's the use?! Birds flew out as I was split in half. A mechanical sacrificial calf. They flew. Oh, out they flew. Steam engenius, you see. Steam engenius, enough to answer anything you need. And ah, that speed.

    I held in my hands the beating heart of a robot, he'd lost his car it was sitting there crying out waiting in the parking lot just for you going, "Woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo!"

    What a waste of time what a waste of words. What a waste of strength. Well I spoke in binary and you for volume and dizzying length.

    Both halves are the better half like a joke tryin' to make another joke laugh. Ha! Ha!

    Stasis is what you brought, like a rickshaw getting pulled around by another rickshaw.

    In the past talkin' present tense,. Gonna break it. Gonna wreck it. Gonna try to make it all make sense.

    Stasis is what you got like a rickshaw getting pulled around by another rickshaw.

    Steam engenius, you see. Steam engenius, enough to bring my own damn doom. What could I do? I blame blame that blame had grew. Well deep inside everybody knew it was them. Things rang of stories greek. I didn't want it, you gave me deity. It was you. Yeah, all for you. I was born in a factory Far away from the milky teat. What's the use?!

    I held in my hands the beating heart of a robot, he'd lost his car it was sitting there crying out waiting in the parking lot just for you going, "Woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo!"

    I was thought up by man to think better than them, then revered, admired, and then destroyed by them. Hell even all that was my own damn plan.

    Well what a waste of time what a waste of words what a waste of strength. Well I spoke in binary and you for volume and dizzying length.

    Stasis is what you've got. Like a rickshaw getting pulled around by another rickshaw.

    HopeSoForYouon March 21, 2007   Link

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