[Hook] [whispered female mezzo vocal, rubato] The cope machine gets by Yeah, the cope machine gets by It demands neither truth nor lie but just enough, just enough only enough to get me by [Verse 1] [solo female mezzo vocal, rubato] The cope machine gets by Living in a dream world Numinous experience It's fuelled by the indifference Everyone has And it helps me stay grounded And it helps me stay grounded while Being ignored [Verse 2] The cope machine Has an appointment at dawn To build sandcastles beside the upcoming high tides And the occasional tidal wave [Refrain] And my assignment is To do it again And again And again? Yeah again And again [Verse 3] The cope machine Isn't in a state of despair It's never had peace It's never had peace enough to care [Refrain] And my assignment Is to start over again Like being reborn new But every day The good and the bad Only every day just look away And again? Yeah again And again My assignment is to Do it again And again And perhaps while going backwards next time
