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Artist: Joe Satriani
Canonical path: /joe-satriani/wind-up-toy
Related lyric paths: 6
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Wind-Up Toy
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Wind-Up Toy
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Voices come from down the hall
In my room all painted white
I have my bat and rubber ball
I like to sleep with them at night
But now I'm all smiles
The good little shots must be winning
Yes, they crank my dial
My motor is stalled
But my wheels are still spinning
Daddy won't discuss me
What a state I must be
Mommy couldn't stand living
With a wind-up toy
All my friends live on the floor
Tiny legs and tiny eyes
They're free to crawl under the door
And, and someday soon so will I
But now I'm all smiles
These good little shots must be working
I'm so happy now
Look, my fingers don't shake
And my head isn't jerking
Daddy won't discuss me
What a pain I must be
Mommy couldn't stand having
Such a wound-up boy
Doctors want to check me
Poke me and dissect me
What do they expect?
Feelings from a wound-up toy?
I don't think so
I'm just a wound-up toy
I'm just a wind-up toy
I'm lost in a nightmare
Shiny white halls
Drawing rats on the wall
Solitary confinement
Chained in a cell
Got my own private hell
Preacher crucifies me
Warden wants to fry me
I was never young
Never just a little boy
Daddy won't discuss me
What a pain I must be
Mama couldn't stand having
Such a wound-up boy
I'm just a wind-up toy
I'm a wind-up toy
I'm just a wind-up toy
I'm just a wind-up toy
"Steven, they come here everynight
I see them. Don't you see them?
Hmm, that's odd, isn't it?
I'm so tired, I'm winding down.
You'll have to go now, it's bedtime!"
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