the_becoming
solid-state circuitry birdmad 1994, NIN

I beat my machine
it's a part of me
it's inside of me

I'm stuck in this dream
it's changing me
i am becoming

the me the you know
he had some second thoughts
he's covered with scabs
he is broken and sore

the me that you know
he doesn't come around much
that part of me
isn't here anymore

all pain disappears
it's the nature of
of my circuitry
drowns out all i hear
no escape from this
my new consciousness

the me that you know
he used to have feelings
but the blood
has stopped pumping
and he's left to decay

the me that you know
is now made up of wires
and even when i'm right with you
i'm so far away

i can try to get away
but i've strapped myself in
i can try to scratch away
the sound in my ears
i can see it killing away
all of my bad parts
i don't want to listen
but it's all to clear

[hiding backwards inside of me
i feel so unafraid
annie, hold a little tighter
i might just slip away]

it wont give up
it wants me dead
goddamn this noise
inside my head
[repeat to close]
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