Automaton Lyrics by Howard Jones

Automaton Lyrics

    He arrived on the scene
    With no past and no future
    He seemed to know your dreams
    Replace tears with laughter

    Street corner whispers
    Would mention his name
    Selfish? benevolent?
    What was his game

    Some say he's perfect
    Some say a spy
    A hidden power
    They all wonder why
    The rumors mounted
    But still no fact?
    I need to find out
    Some say perfect hidden power
    We all wonder why

    Questions unanswered
    Suspicion alerted
    I went round to his place
    If felt quite deserted
    I climbed the stairs to where
    His body lay without motion
    No spirit lives in there
    The cord had been broken

    His skin was reptile
    No life in there
    Not young not old
    A long hollow glare
    His breath had stopped
    No hearts beat there
    Is this a man
    Should i believe hidden power
    They all wondered why

    My attention was caught
    By a sound from the door
    Panic gripped the mind
    What lay in store
    A being stared at me
    Benevolent, not cold
    Automaton - he is controlled

    His skin was reptile.....

    Automaton - no life in there
    No past and no future
    Is this a man
    Automaton - no life in there
    No past and not future
    Is this a man

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