Rosie Tucker
Beautiful Machine
[Verse 1]
I am a beautiful machine
One part copper, two part dreaming
Hardwired, heartbroken circuitry
[Verse 2]
Programmed, near obsolete
I rust, I spark, I cry, I sing
I spit smoke in hopes of someday breathing
[Chorus]
And they say in the lowlight, I’m grotesque
Twisted scrap and lonesomeness
But if this is broken, I don’t wanna be
I don’t wanna be whole
[Verse 3]
You are a beautiful machine
Molten steel and tragedy
And missing parts you won't admit needing
[Verse 4]
You’re built perfectly
To summon my malfunctioning
You left me rusted, you left me, left me reeling
[Chorus]
And they say in the lowlight, I’m grotesque
Twisted scrap and lonesomeness
But if this is broken, I don’t wanna be
I don’t wanna be whole