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Not a Machine (single)

V3.5

[spoken word] (We have to believe we are not just automatons programmed to have only a delusion of a life scenario already designed to fill some purpose that the scheme needs) [start] [verse] I just wanna scream (I just wanna scream) I just wanna scream (I just wanna scream) [chorus] Gotta give me some room to breath I'm not a machine (not a machine) no matter what the hell you believe I'm not a machine (not a machine) [verse] I woke up thinkin' what's today and where the hell am I at I'm not sure how I got this way oh yah, I married like that [verse] Don't get me wrong, she's everything but the truth is she's too much for me I'm just like a bird with a broken wing I can no longer fly after taking a knee [verse] It's gonna take a lot more to satisfy I don't think I'll ever have enough love It's gonna take a lot, I can not deny I'm not sure I can always rise above [chorus] Gotta give me some room to breath I'm not a machine (not a machine) no matter what the hell you believe I'm not a machine (not a machine) [instrumental] [verse] Really, when it comes down to it she's never asked me for a damn thing just in my head diggin' my own pit these thoughts of mine keep on running [verse] They say it's all about having free will I have my doubts when I think like I do ok, maybe I'm not a machine, but still seems like thoughts of my own are few [verse] So, I yell at my head to get off my case It doesn't listen to me but I'll keep tryin' Yah, I'm battling my mind face to face Set it straight, though it keeps on lyin' [chorus] Gotta give me some room to breath I'm not a machine (not a machine) no matter what the hell you believe I'm not a machine (not a machine) I just wanna scream (I just wanna scream) not a machine (not a machine) I just wanna scream (I just wanna scream) not a machine (not a machine) [instrumental] not a machine (not a machine) [outro] (just give me enough room to find the heart to really love her back and not just go through the motions)