Brass Goggles
Steam-Powered Giraffe Lyrics

(Attune your ears to the grinding gears)
Listen closely, pay attention to the sound of machinery in motion.

Come with me I'll show you how to be a metal man
I can teach you how to embrace a robotic, mechanical existence.

When the gears are turning and the fires are burning
In the midst of industry and combustion,

When the world ticks around you,
As the universe rotates,

Voices tocking all the time
The sounds around you are constant and metronomic.

And you live for sleep you've never slept
You long for rest that you have never truly experienced.

Because you cannot sleep
But you are incapable of true slumber as a machine.

Colonel Walter was shocked
A military leader named Walter was surprised,

When he learned from the Nile
Upon discovering information from the Nile River,

Copper African elephants turning hostile
That copper elephants in Africa were exhibiting aggression,

So he built these wonderful automaton bloaks
He constructed impressive machine beings in response,

And a very big steam powered giraffe what smokes
Including a giant mechanical giraffe powered by steam and producing smoke.

Now the war is passed and over
The conflict has ended,

We're left to sit and wonder
But many questions remain unanswered,

What is life and what is real?
What defines existence and authenticity?

And why do living things need feeling?
What purpose do emotions serve for organic beings?

(Are you ready?, here we go. One, two, three)
Get ready because we're about to start something new.

La-Da-Da-Da-Da
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How'd you like to try pumping
Would you be interested in attempting to circulate

Lead through your veins
The heavy metal lead through your bloodstream?

Or have a heart so wet and cold it starts rusting
Or possessing a heart that is humid and frigid enough to corrode?

You live for feelings you've never felt
As a machine, you crave experiences that are impossible for you to have.

Because you cannot feel
You lack the capacity for emotions as a mechanical entity.

And what is this leaking affecting my eye?
Why is fluid seeping from my ocular region?

Does the oil that is dripping mean this is a cry?
Could this be considered a form of weeping or emotional expression?

Will I ever be something with feelings to hide?
Is it possible for me to develop a sense of privacy related to emotions?

Or am I just a boiler with nothing inside?
Or am I simply a container for hot air and vapor, lacking inner substance?

I want all today
I desire to embrace every facet of existence immediately,

Don't want to hear you say
I don't want to be told

You can't do this, you can't do that
That there are limitations or restrictions to what I can achieve as a machine.

You're not a living thing with feeling
I am not a sentient being with the ability to experience emotions.

(Here we go. One, two, three)
Once again, preparing to commence action.

Wind me up, turn the gears (brass goggles!)
Rotate my internal mechanisms to allow me to function properly.

Wind me up, turn the gears (brass goggles!)
Activate the machinery within me to induce movement.

Wind me up, turn the gears (brass goggles, goggles, goggles!)
Continue adjusting my mechanisms to bring me to full functionality.

I want all today
I crave all experiences immediately,

Don't want to hear you say
I don't care to listen

I love you, I love you, I love love love you
A repeating expression of affection that is unrelated to the song's overall themes.

La-Da-Da-Da-Da
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Wind me up, turn the gears
Rotate my internal mechanisms to allow me to function properly once again.

La-Da-Da-Da-Da
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La-Da-Da-Da-Da-Da-Da-Da-Da-Da
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La-Da-Da-Da-Da
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La-Da-Da-Da-Da
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La-Da-Da-Da-Da-Da
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