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Motörhead

Mean Machine

Release date: 9th August 1986

From Orgasmatron
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About This Track

"Mean Machine" is a track by Motörhead, from the album Orgasmatron, released 9th August 1986. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Motörhead

Motörhead

Lyrics

Mean Machine

Midnight runaway, know you're running scared

Bright lights, big city, nobody seems to care

Open your eyes, who's there, who's there

Open your eyes, nightmare

Unclean, fever dream on the high side

In the mean machine

Black bomber in the night, can you take the pain

Better call the FBI, better change your name

Open your eyes, oh no, oh no

Open your eyes, creepshow

Unclean, fever dream, on the wild side

In the mean machine

[Guitar Solos]

Unclean, fever dream, take a ride, mean machine

Wet dream, bad scene, we don't care where you been

On the screen, movie queen, things ain't always

What they seem. stay clean, crazy dream

On the high side in the mean machine

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Track details

From Orgasmatron

1986
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Orgasmatron
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