"Saviour Machine" is a 1970 song by English musician David Bowie from his third album The Man Who Sold the World.
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- President Joe once had a dream
- The world held his hand, gave their pledge
- So he told them his scheme for a Saviour Machine
- They called it the Prayer, its answer was law
- Its logic stopped war, gave them food
- How they adored till it cried in its boredom
- Please don't believe in me, please disagree with me
- Life is too easy, a plague seems quite feasible now
- Or maybe a war, or I may kill you all
- Don't let me stay, don't let me stay
- My logic says burn so send me away
- Your minds are too green, I despise all I've seen
- You can't stake your lives on a Saviour Machine
- I need you flying, and I'll show that dying
- Is living beyond reason, sacred dimension of time
- I perceive every sign, I can steal every mind
- Don't let me stay, don't let me stay
- My logic says burn so send me away
- Your minds are too green, I despise all I've seen
- You can't stake your lives on a Saviour Machine
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| The Man Who Sold the World (v ● e) |
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| "The Width of a Circle" • "All the Madmen" • "Black Country Rock" • "After All" • "Running Gun Blues" • "Saviour Machine" • "She Shook Me Cold" • "The Man Who Sold the World" • "The Supermen"
Bonus tracks on 1990 Rykodisc CD: "Lightning Frightening" • "Holy Holy" • "Moonage Daydream (Arnold Corns Version)" • "Hang On to Yourself (Arnold Corns Version)" |