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A Lost Machine

Release date: 2nd December 2016

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About This Track

"A Lost Machine" is a track by Grandaddy, from the album Last Place, released 2nd December 2016. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Grandaddy

Grandaddy

Lyrics

A Lost Machine

[Verse 1]

Surveillance audio recorder in a dried-up creek

And we’re headed to the temporary shelter at the roller rink

Every woman and child and man in the canyon land

In a trance and wandering around in the canyon land

[Verse 2]

Airplane station is a pretty great place to hide

Live old-time music and it’s warm inside

Every woman and child and man in the canyon land

In a trance and wandering around in the canyon land

[Verse 3]

Antique photos of celebrities

Samsung black-and-white fade-away qualities

Every woman and child and man in the canyon land

In a trance and wandering about in the canyon land

[Verse 4]

Surveillance video recorder hidden in a tree

You and I are on the lawn and it’s focusing in on me

Every woman and child and man

In a trance and wandering around in the canyon land

[Chorus]

Everything about us is a lost machine

Everything about us is a lost machine

Everything about we is a forgotten dream

Everything about us is a lost machine

[Chorus]

Everything about us is a lost machine

Everything about us is a lost machine

Everything about we is a forgotten dream

Everything about us is a lost machine

[Chorus]

Everything about us is a lost machine

Everything about us is a lost machine

Everything about we is a final dream

Everything about us is a lost machine

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From Last Place

2016

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2016

—This is the Part
—Chek Injin
—The Boat Is in the Barn
—A Lost Machine
—I Don’t Wanna Live Here Anymore
—Brush with the Wild
—Jed the 4th
—Oh She Deleter :(
—That's What You Get for Gettin' Outta Bed
—Songbird Son

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Production & Engineering

Writer: Jason Lytle
Producer: Jason Lytle
Drums: Aaron Burtch
Vocals: Jason Lytle
Instrumentation: Jason Lytle
Mastering Engineer: Mark Chalecki
Mixing Engineer: Jason Lytle, Tucker Martine
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