"Beautiful Machine" lyrics

"Beautiful Machine"

I am a beautiful machine
One part copper, two part dreaming
Hardwired, heartbroken circuitry

Programmed, near obsolete
I rust, I spark, I cry, I sing
I spit smoke in hopes of someday breathing

And they say in the lowlight, I'm grotesque
Twisted scrap and lonesomeness
But if this is broken, I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be whole

You are a beautiful machine
Molten steel and tragedy
And missing parts you won't admit needing

You're built perfectly
To summon my malfunctioning
You left me rusted, you left me, left me reeling

And they say in the lowlight, I'm grotesque
Twisted scrap and lonesomeness
But if this is broken, I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be whole


Writer(s): Roseanna Tucker
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