Mechanical Emotion

By Vanity

On Wild Animal

Released on November 26, 1984

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[Verse 1: Vanity]

I'm living through this, surely

Yes, I do declare

When it gets too heavy, I'll be dancing

All of a sudden, you appear

Insatiable emotion in my mirror, hey!

[Chorus: Morris Day & Vanity]

You appear, insatiable emotion (Your choreography)

Baby, you're poetry and motion (Has imagination)

Oh, you know I'm the best (Why, why?)

(Who might you be? What's your name?)

The Greatest!


[Verse 2: Vanity]

You want to watch my thunderstorm?

Ya gotta see my poppin' corn

I participate, end of story

All of a sudden, you delay

Numerical emotion in my middle, hey!

[Chorus: Morris Day & Vanity]

You delay my numerical emotion (Oh, oh no, no)

(You're in my mirror)

Baby, don't count on devotion (You're my reflection)

Girl, let's give a rest (Why, why?)

(Who the hell are you anyway?)

I gave more, you gave less (Play!)


[Instrumental Break]


[Verse 3: Vanity]

You're anything but ordinary

And I'm getting your attention hard

Your body's shooting X-ray bullets

Fire away, I'm unarmed

And all of a sudden, you push replay (Replay, replay)

Mechanical emotions in my middle, hey!

[Chorus: Morris Day & Vanity]

You display mechanical emotion (Ah)

(You're in my symphony)

Baby, in my orchestration

Oh (Fine, why, why?)

You keep me a wreck (Why? I love you anyway)

Baby, I'm sick of this mess


[Spoken Interlude: Vanity]

Mirror oui reflete tout ce que je vois

Mirror reflete se moi

Mirror reflete qui die vient moi

Ce change, ce change et dievient toi

Mmm, j'adore ce mirror

Mmm, j'adore ce mirror

En lui ce toi que je vois

En lui ce toi que je vois


[Instrumental Break]


[Chorus: Morris Day]

You display mechanical emotion

Baby, in my orchestration

Oh, you keep me a wreck

Baby, I'm sick of this mess

You display mechanical emotion

Baby, in my orchestration

Oh, you keep me a wreck

Baby, I'm sick of this mess