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The Machinist Lyrics
I've seen the free which you enslave
The walking which you keep chained
I've seen the growth which you keep caged
And I've seen the minds that go un-raged
I've seen the bodies robbed of souls
Just to fuel your control
I've seen the standing knocked to their knees
And I've seen the human beings you treat like machines
(Machinist) I am not, I am not
(Machinist) I am not a machine
(Machinist) I am, I am
(Machinist) I am a human being
(Machinist) I am not, I am not
(Machinist) I am not a machine
(Machinist) I am, I am
(Machinist) I am a human being
What the fuck!
A stagnant life's a victory
For the lover of life that never breeds
Perpetuate, obliterate
The addicted living on their knees
The dealers deplete you, dealers beat you
Like a drum without a tone
You're just skin and bones
Until you say no more, no more
Unlike the silent machines who'll never settle the score, the score
Unlike the lifeless object they want you to be
You want your object?
Well you fucking got it!
I could be the knife in your back
The noose around your neck
I could be the bullet racing through your skull
But I'd rather be the force of my spoken words
Let our voices form the weapons
Our voices
No silence, no compliance in defiance of the rape of growth
No silence, no compliance in defiance of the rape of growth
The walking which you keep chained
I've seen the growth which you keep caged
And I've seen the minds that go un-raged
I've seen the bodies robbed of souls
Just to fuel your control
I've seen the standing knocked to their knees
And I've seen the human beings you treat like machines
(Machinist) I am not a machine
(Machinist) I am, I am
(Machinist) I am a human being
(Machinist) I am not a machine
(Machinist) I am, I am
(Machinist) I am a human being
For the lover of life that never breeds
Perpetuate, obliterate
The addicted living on their knees
The dealers deplete you, dealers beat you
Like a drum without a tone
You're just skin and bones
Until you say no more, no more
Unlike the silent machines who'll never settle the score, the score
Unlike the lifeless object they want you to be
Well you fucking got it!
I could be the knife in your back
The noose around your neck
I could be the bullet racing through your skull
But I'd rather be the force of my spoken words
Our voices
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In my opinion, this song appears to have been written as an anthem against the oft-discussed System. Whether's it's any specific system, I can't tell. It could easily be applied to government, the education system, or to organized religion.
The voice of narration in this song is the brave soul fighting against the system. He will use the power of his spoken word to organize others to resist.
i can be the knife in your back the noose around your neck the bullet right through your skull but i'd rather be the force of my spoken word let our voices form the weapons
So fucking beautiful...
I think Flynn is talking directly to DRUGS in the first part of the song and then he refers to the addict and he basically says " You can basically be controlled until you take control. "
Basically, a song to addicts saying that they should get clean.
such a powerful song