[Verse 1] I wake at six, the train’s on time Another suit in the gray sardine line Used to trade stories 'til the clocks were wrong Now I just nod and watch the seconds long My bow gets deeper every day Learning how to fade away [Pre-Chorus] They smile and nod, I smile and nod This mechanical ballet, this daily facade [Chorus] I think I’m becoming Japanese They smile and bow, “Domo arigato” You’re fitting in so well Thank you for your silence Thank you for compliance “Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto” [Verse 2] A thousand sparks rise up inside the gloom And I kill every one before they leave the womb Nine to nine, or maybe ten The fluorescent hum, my only friend [Pre-Chorus] The new guy’s bow is just a little wrong And I think to myself, “He won’t last long” [Chorus] I think I’m becoming Japanese They smile and bow, “Domo arigato” Manufactured harmony Thank you for obedience Thank you for your silence “Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto” [Bridge] A FLASH OF SUN ON BROKEN GLASS! A MEMORY I'M NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE! A FIST OF RAGE INSIDE MY CHEST! TO SCREAM ONE WORD AND FAIL THEIR TEST! But they all say—“Domo arigato” Fall in line now—“Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto” [Final Chorus] Yeah, I’m becoming Japanese They smile and bow, “Domo arigato” Trading wild for expertise Thank you for your patience Thank you for erasure “Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto” [Outro] “Domo arigato… Mr. Roboto” “Domo arigato… Mr. Roboto” (I’m still in here… somewhere…)
