[intro, instrumental] [Verse 1] The mirror is a lie That cannot be me Who is this looking back This monstrosity Once I was flesh alone No steel or implanted chrome But this world is hard And so I too must be [bridge] Wires whisper up and down my nerves "This is what you earned, truly deserve" They give me my edge, but still I revile These mechanisms stealing my smile [chorus] Enter the engine, become the machine Flip the switch, eh-SHOE humanity What does flesh offer that metal cannot exceed? [guitar riff] Inside, you've always known, You were destined to stand alone Solitary and confined… In the Prison of Chrome! [Verse 2] The first upgrade was so small Yet I felt so strong Reborn, a wolf among sheep How can this thing be wrong? This mortal shell replaced, piece by piece add more motors, discard more meat Every time I make the trade a bigger part of me is gone! [bridge] Slice and snip and then install my body rises, my spirit falls The plastic creeps up inside multiply muscle but the mind divides [chorus] Enter the engine, become the machine Flip the switch, eh-SHOE humanity What does flesh offer that metal cannot exceed? [guitar riff] Inside, you've always known, You were destined to stand alone Solitary and confined… In the Prison of Chrome! [guitar solo] [guitar solo] [Verse 3] Neighbors and foes walk these streets All of them back away now my shell is complete A victim never again A beast but next gen A deadly weapon without lovers or friends [bridge] I know what I've sacrificed I don't know if I'd do it twice But if I tore off the machinery What would even be left of me? [chorus] Enter the engine, become the machine Flip the switch, eh-SHOE humanity What does flesh offer that metal cannot exceed? [guitar riff] Inside, you've always known, You were destined to stand alone Solitary and confined… In the Prison of Chrome! The prison of Chrome! [guitar solo] [guitar solo] [outro, instrumental]
