Behold the Machine -

Welcome to the Machine!

Welcome, one and all

To the greatest show on Earth

Welcome to our fall!

A boilerplate for a coat of skin

On oil and steam it thrives

A heart of iron pumps the blood

To keep this monster alive

Of polished brass and steel contrived

Gears whir and metal churns

Eyes aglow from the fire inside

As the coal within it burns

Behold the Machine!

Tremble at its power!

A light upon the world

In our darkest hour!

What is its purpose?

What is its place?

To bring us a new age?

To destroy the human race?

Behold the Machine!

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Its pistons push it toward its goals

Whatever they may be

Its gauges and its valves

Remain a mystery to me--

This great mechanical mass!

Its purpose still uncertain

But pay no heed

To those behind the curtain!

Behold the Machine!

Tremble at its power!

A blight upon the world--

This is our darkest hour!

What is its purpose?

To save, or to enslave?

Beware the Machines

They may send us to our grave!

Beware the Machine!

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