“CREATURE MACHINE” Lyrics Written by: Jeff Roach, Gordie Sampson, Carrie Karpinen, Moriah Peters, Jesi Jones & Julie Melucci
Verse There’s no conscience, no consequences Overstimulate, dull the senses
You want emotionless, so this is what you get Don’t look me in the eye, don’t make this intimate Now I can tell you off just for the thrill of it But I don’t have the right, ‘cause I’m a hypocrite
Pre-Chorus Do we know we are merciless? Did we know this was murderous?
Chorus I’m a creature, not a machine So why can’t you see me? I’m a creature, not a machine So why can’t you see me?
Verse There’s a criminal we’re defending Making progress, still we’re digressing
Just like a prisoner, we’re locked inside a cell I thought we wanted out, now I can’t really tell So we should turn it off, but we can’t resist It’s a hunger now, ‘cause we’ve tasted it
Pre-Chorus Do we know we are merciless? Did we know this was murderous?
Chorus I’m a creature, not a machine So why can’t you see me? I’m a creature, not a machine So why can’t you see me?
Bridge [Wendell Berry quote, spoken by Jim: “It’s easy for me to imagine that the next great division of the world will be between people who wish to live as creatures and people who wish to live as machines.”]
Chorus I’m a creature, not a machine So why can’t you see me? I’m a creature, not a machine So why can’t you see me?