Mechanical Man Lyrics - Tankard

Part of the nameless masses 

Part of the big machine 

You're nothing but a cogwheel, man 

Well died, conform, replaceable 

Think - sometimes you wake up 

Act - and wonder why 

You're free to think that you're free 

But somewhere truth is lost 

The drudgery you like each day 

Is all you know, you don't complain 

Do you want to be a mechanical man? 

Don't you want to be free? 

Do you know your mind is no longer your own? 

You will always be a mechanical man 

You can never be free 

Being unaware of the powers you serve 

You life's a vicious circle 

You move but get nowhere 

The only way you know to break out 

Is dreaming on the video 

Think - you've got to shape up 

Act - to make a change 

But then you're just a chess piece 

In someone else's game 

He makes the move, you have your place 

And destiny is preordained 

So many others like you 

They're living senseless lives 

They will obey and walk their way 

With vacant stares and empty minds 

Think - sometimes they wake up 

Act - and wonder why 

But we are much too burned out 

To light the flame of hope 

The revolution will not come 

Our minds are tied behind our backs