Nobody hears me when I scream
Nobody knows the fix I'm in
Thought I could make it to the end of the dream
But look at me now stuck inside this machine
I'm stuck inside a machine
You know what I mean, it's no place to dream
It looks like my life is going from the absurd to the obscene
Cos baby I'm stuck
Inside a machine
Oh inside a machine
Help me if you can, if you can, can you help me
Help me if you can, if you can, can you help me
Help me if you can, if you can, can you help me
I'm smiling but the fact is I'm stuck
Inside a machine
I've tried everything I know
But nothing will work
These knobs don't do anything
Not on Planet Earth
And now my hopes are shot
I see myself for what I'm not
I might look the part
I might scratch the spot
But underneath the truth is I'm stuck
Inside a machine
Oh inside a machine
Working so hard I get nothing to show it
Pouring my heart like a ragtime poet
Hoping to God I don't mess up and blow it
I'm still smiling but
I'm freezing at the roadside waiting for a breakdown truck
To come and pull me out of this rut
I'm so tired
Trying to figure the right button to press
I'm so wired
Just gotta get myself out of this mess
But nobody hears me when I scream
I'm trapped inside a groundhog scene
Maybe it's just my bad dream
Or maybe it's really true and I'm stuck
Inside a machine
Oh inside a machine