"LIKE A DOG (Lullaby Version)" lyrics

Panic was never a factor
I looked into the maw of a burning reactor
And so my soul could soar with my heart on the altar
Of science like an obedient dog

Pity is never a factor
When mercy is a sign of a talentless actor
And as you grow, its hold on your throat starts to falter
And once you go beyond pure humanity's border

You will come running back like a dog
A wounded dog
Run back like a dog
A wounded dog
Run back like a dog
A wounded dog
Run back like a dog
To her

I know of pain and devotion
A gear in the machine grew immune to corrosion
Go on, turn back the clock, I will set it in motion
All over like an obedient dog
So won't you tell me

What do you know of devotion?
Be grateful for the freedom of lacking emotion
Accept your future path wasn't yours to be chosen
And even if it takes you decades, I know that

You will come running back like a dog
A wounded dog
Run back like a dog
A wounded dog
Run back like a dog
A wounded dog
Run back like a dog
A wounded dog

Run back like a dog
A wounded dog
Run back like a dog
A wounded dog
Run back like a dog
A wounded dog
Run back like a dog
A wounded dog
To me