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The Horrors

Machine

Release date: 16th September 2017

From V
Track 3
5:17
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'Machine' by The Horrors is a 2017 alternative track from the album 'V'. The lyrics paint a cold, theatrical portrait of performance and deception, with images of synthetic beauty and unreality. There is a repeated insistence on remembering the speaker’s assessment, as the closing lines turn from imitation towards something darker and final, phrasing it as “the death of a star”.

"Machine" is a single by The Horrors, from the album V, released 16th September 2017. The track is 5:17 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about The Horrors.

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Lyrics

Machine

Your smile is nothing to live for
But read out your lines
And bring the fantasy to life

You taste like a ghost
A cold simulation
So close to the truth
A costume jewel, an off-white lie

Insect in amber, is that what you are
Keep it in mind now
Insect in amber, the death of a star
Now and forever

'Cause you will never, never, never be
Yeah, you will never, never, never be
More than a machine

A trace of a smile
A sly imitation
Light with no heat
An empty cry in silent streets

Your mannequin moves
You ghost through the motions
So close to the truth
You almost had me for a while

Insect in amber, is that what you are
Keep it in mind now
Insect in amber, the death of a star
Now and forever

'Cause you will never, never, never be
Yeah, you will never, never, never be
More than a machine

Insect in amber forever you are
Keep that in mind now
Insect in amber the death of a star
Keep that in mind now
No going back and there's no one to tell
Nowhere to turn, better turn on yourself
No more disguises to find a way out
And you will never, never be
Yeah, you will never, never be

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17th September 2017
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3
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2017
  1. 1Hologram
    6:05
  2. 2Press Enter To Exit
    5:55
  3. 3Machine
    5:17
  4. 4Ghost
    5:37
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