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Machine

Release date: 31st August 2017

From Modern Addiction
Track 7
2:50
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About This Track

"Machine" is a track by TENDER, from the album Modern Addiction, released 31st August 2017. The track is 2:50 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

TENDER

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Lyrics

Machine

Oh, why are you staring at your phone?
There's nobody in there with a life worth living
Nobody in there that isn't wishing
They were just an empty shell without no substance
No purpose, another from the circus
Direction, connection, got another mention
What does it mean?
We're all machines

Control, control me
Control, control me
You cut me open, and pull me apart
A hollow chest instead of a heart
Control, control me
Control, control me
You do what you want with me, baby
Till I am spent, I'm so content

I've been thinking how I get here
Waking up in a bed that wasn't mine
I had the strangest of dreams
Where everything was normal but it wasn't right
Men made of shadow with an awful grin
Planted the feet deep beneath my skin
I wear a face that isn't mine
Do what you please anytime

Control, control me
Control, control me
You cut me open, and pull me apart
A hollow chest instead of a heart
Control, control me
Control, control me
You do what you want with me, baby
Till I am spent, I'm so content

Control, control me
Control, control me
You cut me open, and pull me apart
A hollow chest instead of a heart
Control, control me
Control, control me
You do what you want with me, baby
Till I am spent, I'm so content

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Track details

From Modern Addiction

2:502017
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Album
Modern Addiction
Modern Addiction
TENDER
1st September 2017
Track number
7
Release year
2017
  1. 1Illuminate
    3:11
  2. 2Nadir
    4:02
  3. 3Hypnotized
    3:35
  4. 4Crawl
    3:29

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    Writer
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    Frank Colucci, TENDER
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