[Verse 1] More human than human I can do it all French kiss smoke a spliff give a shit about baseball I come home at night to my robot wife drink a light beer and watch me a DVD I look good you cant even tell they had me fooled Implanted memories of puberty and preschool Girls that broke my heart and dark nights in the summer Just a string of primary numbers Didnt bother me none before I knew Im a slave its o.k. Ive got things to do But then Im sitting there at work when my email blinks and its from the big boss but it wasnt for me Its just another memo about our robot line see attached schematics detailing the robot mind And I find that when I look close all I see Is a blueprint to manufacture me [Hook] Im a robot programmed not to know that Im a robot But some bonehead emailed me the computer code that makes up my soul Now Im running around trying to forget what I know [Verse 2] Mad, stunned, a little bit hurt How many people at work know what I just found out? round bout noon my boss calls Wants to see me in his office but I stall For as long as I can but the man comes Down to my floor before I throw a tantrum I cant run so I sit there with his hand on my shoulder saying listen, Pete, youve been a real soldier Said he was sorry that I saw that email and he was hoping that I wouldnt quit the firm He told me that I was a joy to work with and brownnosed me so hard I started to squirm Concerned looks on the faces of the people I work with and lots of small talk with the robot issue skirted Made me nervous so I rolled up and asked my boss if I could have the afternoon off [Hook] Im a robot programmed not to know that Im a robot But some bonehead emailed me the computer code that makes up my soul Now Im running around trying to forget what I know [Verse 3] Lucky for me it was a Friday so I stayed away from the office for the whole stinkin weekend My dark mood deepened into a dull depression leaving me with even more damn questions Like what the hell do I tell my robot kids? And how long does a healthy robot live? And how did I make it through the airport xray? Or was that one of those fake memories? It aint easy knowing the truth Im blowing a fuse My soul feels funny like theres a hole in my shoe I need a moment or two let me go over the clues I drank a case of Bud Light its still sobering news Ive got a few things to do and even more to put in order Walk into the kitchen trippin theres my wife and baby daughter And they can see by the look on my face so I sit em down and tell em Ive got something to say [Interlude] Honey? yeah? Snookums? what? Youre not going to like this what did you do this time? [Hook] Im a robot programmed not to know that Im a robot But some bonehead emailed me the computer code that makes up my soul Now Im running around trying to forget what I know [Outro] Thats the biggest thing I want to impress upon you We want you here We need you here We want you here So, just take some time off Take the day off Take the week off And just sleep on it and think about it And come back fresh on Monday And I know, I know your answer will be I want to say Im happy here
robot, bonehead, emailed, programmed, computer