The Way We Are

Clockwork counting the notches Numbered nicks in our spines Hope the mechanisms makes our souls rise Buttons trigger each motion Tingles are tied up in wires Flip of the switch and we hit all the marks on the line But don't say we are the way we are Don't say we are the way we are Don't say we are the way we are Don't say Tracks lead us to our stations Fuel us up or we die Tick of the tape fills our brains keeps us moving in time There's not more than the humming There's not more than the signs Pull us along, pull us on, pull us through this live But don't say we are the way we are Don't say we are the way we are Don't say we are the way we are Don't say We were the diamonds in the sky We were the dancing of the light So much has changed with every trial And how we feel it Don't say Don't say we are the way we are Don't say we are the way we are We tried so hard and got this far Don't say