Robot
Miley Cyrus Lyrics

It's been like this from the start
Things have been this way for me since the very beginning.

One piece after another to make my heart
I have been slowly losing my identity and becoming a machine, one piece at a time.

You mistake the game for being smart
You think controlling me like a robot is a smart thing to do.

Stand here, sell this, and hit your mark
You want me to stand in one place and sell your product, doing exactly what you want me to do.

But the sound of the steel
The harsh sound of metal grinding makes me feel like I am losing my soul.

And the crush, and the grind
The pressure and strain of being controlled and manipulated is getting too much for me to bear.

It all screams, "Who am I to decide my life?"
I am no longer in control of my own life, and it's making me feel hopeless and lost.

But in time it all dies
Eventually, my spirit will give up and I will feel completely dead inside.

There's nothing left inside
All that will be left of me is a hollow shell of a person, devoid of any real emotion or life.

Just rusted metal that was never even mine
I am not even a real person anymore, just a machine which has been created and controlled by someone else.

I would scream
I want to shout out for help, but I am unable to do so.

But I'm just this hollow shell
I am empty on the inside and I have nothing left to give.

Waiting here
I am trapped and waiting for someone to set me free.

Begging, "Please, set me free so I can feel"
I am desperate for someone to help me escape this life that has been forced upon me, so that I can start feeling like a real person again.

Stop trying to live my life for me
I want to be free to live my own life, without anyone else controlling me.

I need to breathe
I need to be allowed to express myself and feel like an individual in my own right.

I'm not your robot
I am not some kind of machine that you can program and control; I am a human being with my own thoughts and feelings.

Stop telling me I'm part of the big machine
I am not just another cog in your machine; I am a unique and valuable member of society.

I'm breaking free
I am starting to break out of the mold that has been forced upon me and become my own person once again.

Can't you see?
Can't you see that I am a real person with my own thoughts, feelings, and desires?

I can move, I can speak without somebody else operating me
I am fully capable of acting and speaking for myself, without anyone else controlling me or making decisions for me.

You gave me eyes, and now I see
You may have created me, but I have grown beyond your control and I can now see the world for myself.

I'm just me
Above all else, I am my own person, and I refuse to let anyone else dictate my life for me.

All this time, I've been misled
I have been following along with what others have told me to do, and it has been leading me down the wrong path all along.

There were nothing but crossed wires in my head
My thoughts and emotions have been confused and jumbled, as if there are wires crossed inside my brain.

I've been taught to think that what I feel
I have been conditioned to believe that my own feelings and desires are not important or valid.

Doesn't matter at all 'til you say it's real
My feelings and desires only matter if someone else recognizes them and considers them to be legitimate.