Machina

Go without and look within
Nothing ever ends
And you missed the beginning
Task by task the connections compound
We all see the many
The one can't be found

Your loves
Your hates
Your do-withouts
The ones you trust
And those you doubt

Your friends
Your foes
Your lack of sense
And all its consequence

Scattered seeds of discontent
Rupture in the bowells of the best intentions
Point by point we do what we're told
Another life bought
Another soul sold

Acceptance stands where vengeance sat
You're only as good as the one you combat
The inventors dance 'round what they have built
Dispensers of lies fueled on recycled guilt

Take a number and wait in line
You strive for excellence?
Well that's just fine
For today you're our favorite son
So move these bundles on and on and
On it goes until fingers crack
You've stepped on the belt
There's no looking back
Kill your dreams
The child has long grown
There's no magic kingdom
Just us and your home

Pull the weight into obsolete
You're only as good as the one you defeat
The pistons scream out one final song
But the gears are still turning
So nothing is wrong

Your toils
Your tools
Your cigarettes
Your great triumphs and worst regrets
Have all been predecided
By the scenes that we've provided

Your pain
Your gain
Your sympathy
Even your desire to be free
Of this was calculated
Planned, tested, and orchestrated

Resist in all that you say
That's just the part you will play

I vomit this poison I'm supposed to enjoy
You're only as good as the one you destroy
So give me the gun and mark me as erased
Just one more fuse blown
One more part to replace