02 Human
There’s a darkness in me / A hole that never heals / And I like the way it feels / Sometimes...
The cyborg was once truly human, but he had begun to accept the modifications - small at first, then gradually larger - each augmentation promising a better, longer, more prosperous life.
In what ways have you altered your humanness for the sake of survival?
Human
Said I wouldn’t want more than my hands could hold
Said I wouldn’t take more than my weight in gold
Said I wouldn’t make noise—I’d leave quietly
Said I wouldn’t wage war but you’re forcing me
Said I wouldn’t lose sore—I don’t give a damn
Said I wouldn’t need you—I know who I am
Said I wouldn’t tell lies but I’m lying now
Said I wouldn’t give blood but I’m bleeding out
There’s a darkness in me
A hole that never heals
And I like the way it feels
Sometimes
Said I couldn’t trade honor for sacrifice
Said I couldn’t be silenced for any price
Said I couldn’t come back after what we’d done
Said I couldn’t get caught with a smoking gun
Said I couldn’t do better—I’m not so sure
Said I couldn’t get burned on a lust so pure
Said I couldn’t get spoiled by the gifts you flaunt
Said I couldn’t get hooked—now you’re all I want
There’s a darkness in me
A hole that never heals
And I like the way it feels
Sometimes
You put this in me
This hole that never heals
And I like the way it feels
Sometimes
You make me human
You make me cry
You make me human
Keep me alive
Forget what I might do
If I weren’t on your side
Forget the world
I’m here to stay—I’m here to stay
Forget what I might do
I’m always by your side
I’m yours to take—I’m yours to take
Written and performed by Ionne
Published by Brand Label Music (ASCAP)
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