Steam Engenius Lyrics - We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank - Modest Mouse

I was born in the factory 

Far away from the milk and tea 

What's the use? 

Oh, what's the use? 

You chitters are split in half 

A mechanical sacrificial calf for you 

Oh, all for you 

Steam engenius, you see 

Steam engenius enough to answer anything you need 

But what's the use? 

Chum and nature was what started me 

Well, I acted once right but naturally it wasn't hatching love 

Though not my fault 

No 

I held my hands 

The beating heart of a robot 

He drived his car 

He's sitting there burning 

Now in the parking lot 

Just for you 

What a waste of time 

What a waste of words 

What a waste of strength 

Well, I smoke in my neck 

And you see far 

You meant for clenching your leg 

I was born in the factory 

Far away from the milk and tea 

What's the use? 

Oh, what's the use? 

Bliss through waters, I was split in half 

A mechanical sacrificial calf that flew 

Oh, off they flew 

Steam engenius, you see 

Steam engenius enough to answer anything you need 

And I like speed 

I held my hands 

The beating heart of a robot 

He drived his car 

He's sitting there 

Waiting car in the parking lot 

Out for you 

What a waste of time 

What a waste of words 

What a waste of strength 

Well, I smoke in my air 

And you spoke far 

You meant for dizzying lay 

(I was born in the factory) 

Both hassle men 

Half like a joke 

Trying to make another joke 

Laugh, haha 

Stasisity's what you brought 

Like a rickshaw getting pulled around by another rickshaw 

Rickshaw.. 

In the past talking present tense 

Gonna break it 

Gonna wreck it 

Gonna try to make it all make sense 

Stasisity's what you got 

Like a rickshaw getting pulled around by another rickshaw 

Steam engenius, you see 

Steam engenius enough to bring my own damn doom 

What could I do? 

I been blamed then blamed the groom 

Well, deep inside everybody knew it was them 

It's caught on them 

Things rain in stories Greek 

I didn't want it, you gave me deity 

It was you 

Yeah, all for you 

I was born in the factory 

Far away from the milk and tea 

What's the use? 

Oh, what is the use? 

I held my hands 

The beating heart of a robot 

He drived his car 

He's sitting there crying 

All the way in the parking lot 

Just for you 

I'll start up the man 

(?) 

Then rip into my 

(?) 

(?) 

I didn't even know that was my own damn plan 

What a waste of time 

What a waste of words 

What a waste of breath 

Well, I spoke it by now 

You broke your thought 

You meant for (?) 

I held my hands 

The beating heart of a robot 

He drived his car 

He's sitting there crying 

Now waiting for you in the parking lot 

Going woo-hoo 

Stasisity's what you got 

Like a rickshaw getting pulled around by another rickshaw