[First Verse]
G Em
I'll show you the truth, I'll show you your purpose
C D G
Just a pencil and a dream, created for entertainment
[Pre Chorus]
G Em
He lives on through us
C
Born from darkness, born from lust
'Cause when we reach the end
Em D
We do it all over again
[Chorus]
G D
Follow me, we are children of the machine
Em C G
Barely human in a city built on broken dreams
G D
Follow me, we are children of the machine
Em C
Barely human in a city built on broken dreams
[Second Verse]
Am Em
It's a joyless job
C G
When your heart's running empty at the seams (the seams)
D Em
But after eons filling up the bottle
C D
Singing on a desperate pencil and a dream
G
Well, the void was filled when you lived
Em
To the empty ink, then we would sink
A
To the beat of a cog wheel turning
C
Love was the fuel that kept me from burning
G
To create this finest design
D
You need a magic darker than mine
Em
And a kiss from the angels
C
Casting demons down the bottom line
G D Em C
So wonderful how deep the love can flow
Em
'Cause when you came into my life
D Am
I couldn't bear to let go
C E
But the curtain came to a close
[Pre Chorus]
G Em
He lives on through us
C
Born from darkness, born from lust
'Cause when we reach the end
Em D
We do it all over again
[Chorus 2]
G D
Follow me, we are children of the machine
N.C
(We built this machine!)
Em C
Barely human in a city built on broken dreams
G D
Follow me, we are children of the machine
N.C
(You came to life!)
Em C
Barely human in a city built on broken dreams
[Bridge]
Am Em
In this dark nightmare, see the spotlight glare
C A7
And accept your fate in time (in time)
Am Em
In this dark nightmare, see the spotlight glare
C D
And accept your fate in time
[Outro]
G D
Follow me, we are children of the machine
Em C G
Barely human in a city built on broken dreams
I'll show you the truth
I'll show you your purpose
Just a pencil and a dream
Created for entertainment
He lives on, through us
Born from darkness, born from lust
Cause when, we reach the end, we do it all over again
Follow me, we're children of the machine
Barely human in a city built of broken dreams
Follow me, we're children of the machine
Barely human in a city built of broken dreams
It's a choredless job
When your hearts running empty at the seems (the seems)
But after he's done spilling the bottles
Singing on a desperate pencil and dream
All the void was filled when you lived
To the empty end that we could seem
To the beat of the clock
We'll turn the levels to fuel the captive from burning
To create this finest design
You need a magic darker than mine
And a kiss from the angels
Casting demons to bat all night
So wonderful how deep the love can flow
'Cause when you came into my life
I couldn't bear to let go
But the character came to a close
He lives on through us
We're born from darkness, born from lust
'Cause when we reach the end
We do it all over again
Follow me, we're children of the machine (we've built this machine)
Barely a human in a city built of broken dreams (ohh-oh)
Follow me, we're children of the machine (you came to life)
Barely a human in a city built of broken dreams
In the dark nightmares, see the spotlight glare
And accept your fate in time (and time)
In the dark nightmares, see the spotlight glare
And accept your fate in time
Follow me, we're children of the machine (ahh-ah)
Barely a human in a city built of broken dreams
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