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Artist: The Church
Canonical path: /church/the-great-machine
Related lyric paths: 6
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The Great Machine
Read The Great Machine lyrics by The Church on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The Great Machine
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A thousand beggars cram the streets
You hit so deep into the sheets
Pontoons buckle jungle beats
The day they turned off the great machine
The overworld so slow with ice
Contrary to the committees advice
Oh baby did you look so nice
The day they turned off the great machine
The gardens choke with bursting blooms
Weddings frozen melted grooms
Chasing you through endless rooms
The day they turned off the great machine
The shadows run for phantom trains
Slowly blowing out their brains
Society dames down the drains
The day they turned off the great machine
(The day they turned off the great machine)
Well I'm waiting for you in the square
Everyone was meeting there
Everyone, yeah, there, but unaware
The day they turned off the great machine
(The day they turned off the great machine)
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The Church performs "The Great Machine", and this lyric page sits inside the The Church catalog on LyroVerse.
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