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Protomartyr – Machinist Man (2012) | Track profile | Dork

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Protomartyr
No Passion All Technique
Machinist Man

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Machinist Man

Release date: 8th October 2012

From No Passion All Technique

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About This Track

"Machinist Man" is a track by Protomartyr, from the album No Passion All Technique, released 8th October 2012. Full lyrics are available below.

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Protomartyr

Protomartyr

Lyrics

Machinist Man

[Chorus 1]

The machinist man

The night foreman

The machinist man

The night foreman

[Verse 1]

And he works all week

While the city sleeps

And when the weekend comes

He will have his fun

[Chorus 2]

It's a high life

Another high life

Another high life

Another high life

[Verse 2]

Hey female

You better run

[Chorus 1]

The machinist man

The night foreman

He's the machinist man

The night foreman

[Verse 1]

And he works all week

While the city sleeps

And when the weekend comes

Oh, he will have his fun

[Chorus 2]

It's a high life, hey

Another high life, hey

Another high life, hey

Another high life

There are things that are built in the skulls of man

[Chorus 1]

The machinist man

The night foreman

The machinist man

The night foreman

[Refrain]

And there are things that are built in the skulls of man

And there are things that are built in the skulls of man

[Outro]

The machinist man

The night foreman

The machinist man

The night foreman

The machinist man

The night foreman

The machinist man

The night foreman

The machinist man

The night foreman

The machinist man

The night foreman

The machinist man

The night foreman

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Track details

From No Passion All Technique

2012

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Album

No Passion All Technique

Release year

2012

—3 Swallows
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—Wine of Ape
—Ypsilanti
—Machinist Man
—Hot Wheel City
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—In My Sphere
—Too Many Jewels
—Jumbo's
—Free Supper
—Principalities
—How He Lived After He Died

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Writer: Protomartyr
Lyricist: Joe Casey
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