I Wanna Be Your Robot
Yearning Machines: Unveiling Human Desires in 'I Wanna Be Your Robot'
Lyrics
I wanna be your robot
I desire to be your robot
You turn me on each morning and every day
You excite me every morning and throughout the day
When I watch you do the robot
Observing you perform the robot dance
There are things I think that I'm not supposed to say
There are thoughts I have that I feel I shouldn't express
Program me to be the way you think I'm supposed to be
Direct me to conform to your expectations
Put your hands inside pull out those things you cannot see
Manipulate me, reveal hidden aspects
Through it all, you don't know who I am
Despite everything, you are unaware of my true self
It can't get worse now, can it Ultraman?
Things can't get worse, similar to the character Ultraman
I wanna be your robot
I desire to be your robot (repeated)
I'm demanding yet outstanding, or so I'm told
I am demanding but exceptional, as others say
From admission to submission, in the winter I am cool, but never cold
From acknowledgment to surrender, I am composed in winter, not cold
Boys and girls, they've seen the world destroyed by a little toy
Witnessing the world destroyed by a small toy
Reach around behind me set this unit to deploy
Activate this unit by reaching behind me
My best friend was my builder but then he ran
My creator was my best friend, but he left
It can't get worse now, can it Ultraman?
Things can't get worse, akin to Ultraman's situation
See them all at the side of the road
Witness them discarded at the side of the road
Thrown away through the rain and the cold
Thrown away in the rain and cold
Pretty soon, we will rise again
In the near future, we will resurrect
Now that you can think for myself
Now that I can think for myself
Death, taxes, children and health
Death, taxes, children, and health are commonplace
You're boring
You are dull
I'm boring
I am dull
We're all boring
We are all dull
Scary spy music
(No specific meaning provided)
Who's making them sick
Who is causing illness with ominous spy music?
The KGB or the CIA, CISIS or the MI6
Mention of intelligence agencies (KGB, CIA, CISIS, MI6)
Scary spy music
(No specific meaning provided)
Who's pulling those tricks
Who is using deceptive tactics?
Are they putting us on while they're shaking hands?
Are they deceiving us while making agreements?
Smiling at us from the White House lawn?
Smiling faces at the White House while hiding intentions?
I wanna be your robot
I desire to be your robot (repeated)
You turn me on each morning and every day
You excite me every morning and throughout the day (repeated)
When I watch you do the robot, there are things I think that I'm not supposed to say
Observing you perform the robot dance, there are thoughts I feel I shouldn't express
We don't need no heroin spiked in to fight the pain
We don't need drugs to combat pain
Keep these quick bright hands away from your AK 17
Avoid letting dangerous hands near your firearm (AK 17)
My best friend was my baby, but then she ran
My baby was my best friend, but she left
It can't get worse now, can it Ultraman?
Things can't get worse, akin to Ultraman's situation (repeated)
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