I Am Machine

Album: Human (2015)
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  • Here's to being human
    All the pain and suffering
    There's beauty in the bleeding
    At least you feel something

    I wish I knew what it was like
    To care enough to carry on
    I wish I knew what it was like
    To find a place where I belong, but

    I am machine, I never sleep
    I keep my eyes wide open
    I am machine, a part of me
    Wishes I could just feel something

    I am machine, I never sleep
    Until I fix what's broken
    I am machine, a part of me
    Wishes I could just feel something

    Here's to being human
    Taking it for granted
    The highs and lows of living
    To getting second chances

    I wish I knew what it was like
    To care about what's right or wrong
    I wish someone could help me find
    Find a place where I belong, but

    I am machine, I never sleep
    I keep my eyes wide open
    I am machine, a part of me
    Wishes I could just feel something

    I am machine, I never sleep
    Until I fix what's broken
    I am machine, a part of me
    Wishes I could just feel something

    It wasn't supposed to be this way
    We were meant to feel the pain
    I don't like what I am becoming
    Wish I could just feel something

    I am machine, I never sleep
    I keep my eyes wide open
    I am machine, a part of me
    Wishes I could just feel something

    I am machine, I never sleep
    Until I fix what's broken
    I am machine, a part of me
    Wishes I could just feel something Writer/s: Brad Walst, Gavin Brown, Johnny Lee Andrews, Matthew Jean Paul Walst, Neil Sanderson
    Publisher: Audiam, Inc., CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, HYVETOWN MUSIC INC, Songtrust Ave, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 1

  • J from UsaI love this song on a lot of levels. I feel like TDG does amazing at potraying things that many struggle to, and this song is no exception. The referances to insomnia, anxiety, and depression are really powerful to me.
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