Ghost in the Machine

[Verse 1] Standin' right outside The Echo When we were still just cuttin' teeth Turnin' madness into waveforms Searchin' cords for what's beneath All these existential freshmen Tryin' to keep our noses clean Scared to show our faith in The ghost in the machine [Verse 2] Standin' right outside The Echo We were workin' for the door Assumin' all our dreams were brighter than The bands who played before But you could see it in their hunger You could hear it in their screams They too were just tryin' to make contact With the ghost in the machine [Verse 3] Through the build-ups and the breakdowns Through the boom and through the crash Buildin' stockpiles of excuses On how to trade it in for cash All the poisonous motel rooms The lobby call at 6:15 One million miles upon a highway For a ghost in the machine [Instrumental Break] [Verse 4] All the doubts and hesitations I built up in my early years Are under reconsideration Through the music of the spheres Which I cannot deny any longer When every night, I reconvene With these vibrations givin' proof of The ghost in the machine The ghost in the machine The ghost in the machine The ghost in the machine