The "I, Robot" Singles (2004)

"i, robot" is the song that is most representative of my ideals, both personally and musically. "i robot #2" was a follow-up, specifically written for a short animated film. the lyrics were ultimately dropped for all versions of the song.

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"i, robot" - 2/4/03(?) **personal favorite**

a hand fumbles in the dark
it finds its destination
the power switch is flick on
the power of a robot nation
everyday the same routine
on at 8, off at 5
repeated tasks reward unseen

is this what its like to be alive?

assembly men work assembly lines
while money men laugh and play
gears and arms work in time
this has always been the way
but something doesn't feel quite right
and though i may be lobotomized
strange electric impulses

tell me we're all roboticized
is this what its like to be alive?

i, robot (i feel out of place)
i, robot (controller of my fate)
i, robot (no longer can i wait)
i am not a robot

i pull the wires out of my head
its refreshing to think clear
no more remnants of a cloudy mind
no more thoughts of slavery and fear
the domino effect begins with one
i'm already at the starting line
the time has come for liberty

i'll show you what its like to be alive
cause this isn't what its like to be alive
is this what its like to be alive?
this isn't what its like to be alive

i, robot (there's more to life than this)
i, robot (i think i'll take the risk)
i, robot (they'll try to shut me down)

but i am not a robot

i am not a robot (don't let them do the same to you)
i am not a robot (break free and do what you need to)
i am not a robot (free yourself from tyranny)
i am not a robot (our robot nation at last is free)

"i, robot #2" - 2/27/03 **personal favorite**

the hour hand strikes 8 am
the power switch is flicked on once again
a once immobile gear begins to turn
a once imaginary fire begins to burn
silence becomes metal rubbing metal
workers marching in soon become settled down

into conformity
following matching lines
doing the usual
filling the pieces of a most imperfect design

but this is the way it has been and always will be

a lonely glimmer of hope shines through
a wire soldered slightly askew
an error on the part of precision
a thousand more mistakes evolve from one
robot looks away from straight-head
everything around him appears dead
gears and arms working all in time
a breath of life a punishable crime

slowly robot is advanced toward a destination unknown
this just cannot be right
a life that isn't his own
if no one else does a thing
to set out on their own path
the slave-drivers flicking the switches
will never know the true meaning of wrath

but just one error named robot
can soon start a chain reaction
ignorance replaced by intelligence
the imperfect plan will soon come undone

so robot steps to the side
and watches the lines move along
he surpassed all expectation
and did what they believed to be wrong

robot discovered a world
beyond the set boundaries
a world where many already reside
waiting for other mistakes to step out of line and learn to do as they please

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