[Intro]

(Ah, ah-ah, ah-ah)

(Ah, ah-ah, ah-ah)

[Verse 1]

It's been like this from the start

One piece after another to make my heart

You mistake the game for bein' smart

Stand here, sell this, and hit your mark

But the sound of the steel, and the crush, and the grind

It all screams, "Who am I to decide my life?"

But in time it all dies

There's nothing left inside

Just rusted metal that was never even mine

[Pre-Chorus]

I would scream

But I'm just this hollow shell

Waiting here

Begging, "Please, set me free so I can feel"

Hey

[Chorus]

Stop trying to live my life for me

I need to breathe

I'm not your robot

Stop telling me I'm part of the big machine

I'm breaking free

Can't you see?

I can move, I can speak, without somebody else operating me

You gave me eyes, and now I see

I'm not your robot, I'm just me

[Verse 2]

All this time, I've been misled

There were nothing but crossed wires in my head

I've been taught to think that what I feel

Doesn't matter at all 'til you say it's real

[Pre-Chorus]

I would scream

But I'm just this hollow shell

Waiting here

Begging, "Please, set me free so I can feel"

Hey

[Chorus]

Stop trying to live my life for me

I need to breathe

I'm not your robot

Stop telling me I'm part of the big machine

I'm breaking free

Can't you see?

I can move, I can speak, without somebody else operating me

You gave me eyes, and now I see

I'm not your robot, I'm just me (Ah, ah-ah, ah-ah)

I'm not your robot, I'm just me (Ah, ah-ah, ah-ah)

I'm not your robot

[Pre-Chorus]

I would scream

But I'm just this hollow shell

Waiting here

Begging, "Please, set me free so I can feel"

Hey

[Chorus]

Stop trying to live my life for me

I need to breathe

I'm not your robot

Stop telling me I'm part of the big machine

I'm breaking free

Can't you see?

I can move, I can speak, without somebody else operating me

You gave me eyes, and now I see

I'm not your robot, I'm just me (Ah, ah-ah, ah-ah)

I'm not your robot, I'm just me (Ah, ah-ah, ah-ah)

I'm not your robot