Men at Work - Helpless Automaton lyrics

I stay in my room

All alone in the gloom

What need I of light?

Machines they can see in the night

And I feel no pain

Metal heart and a metal brain

But something is wrong

'Cause I still feel that signal coming in so

I stand at your door

I guess I'll wait a moment more

Your hall light comes on

And now my turn to fire upon

But I wheel away

Defer my plight for another day

To dream of your face

But a video screen takes its place

Hey, oh, it's true

I'm a helpless automaton

Make an ultimatum to you

Hey, it's true

Machin'ry in my pocket

I've even got a docket from you

I went to the man

I told him a robot is what I am

But he just smiled

Said, I was a fractious child

"Distrusted not rusted"

That's why I feel so disgusted

But I know he's wrong

'Cause I haven't felt this way for very long

Hey, it's true

I'm a helpless automaton

Make an ultimatum to you

Hey, it's true

Machin'ry in my pocket

I've even got a docket from you

It's true

I'm a helpless automaton

Make an ultimatum to you

It's true

Machin'ry in my pocket

I've even got a docket from you

From you, from you, from you