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Diagnosis: Begin
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no longer, want to feel
I want, want to be real
Not a man, not a machine
But something else, in between
Robitka
The allure of perfection
The ability to defy detection
State-of-the-art, something never seen
something more than a man or a machine
Robotika
technology seduces, subliminal appeal
sleek and functional, flesh and steel
coalescing into Robotika…..
The fusion of mind, and machine
Form and function, never seen
coalescing into Robotika….
Lost in time, out of sync
A foreign world, on the brink
A new beginning, a start of the end
No past or future, nothing to defend
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The Future
04:35
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Remember when you were young?
The world was going to be yours?
Always on the front lines, of the cultural wars.
The music and the scene, were fresh and new
How nothing existed, before or after you?
Now a few years distance, from your former self.
While you weren't looking they put you on the shelf.
Change and evolution, slowly slipped away.
Now you're left wondering why things don't seem to stay.
Looking back to the past and the time just slips away,
While you weren't looking the future came today.
Music became anesthesia, now you practice amnesia
A quiet life of sedation, with aural medication
Stop the world hide your head, become one of the walking dead
When you admit defeat, that's when you're obsolete
You have nostalgia for a past that didn't exist
With the threat of coming change you try to resist
Holding on to your youth, sometimes obscures the truth
Like it or not, the future came today.
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(I Do) the Robot
05:18
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I do the Robot, I I, I do the Robot
Robotika is taking over me
(I do the Robot, I, I, I do the Robot)
Living in virtual reality
(I do the Robot, I, I, I do the Robot)
Kinetic rhythms hold me in their sway
(I do the Robot, I, I, I do the Robot)
Lost in rhythm of the dance floor, it takes me away
(I do the Robot, I, I, I do the Robot)
In sync with the beat, of the machine
(I do the Robot, I, I, I do the Robot)
Underground, no longer seen
(I do the Robot, I, I, I do the Robot)
The beat is dropped, a banner unfurled
I choose to live in an analogue world
In sync with the beat, of the machine
Dance, dance, dance, dance the night away
(I do the Robot, I, I, I do the Robot)
To the edge of the world as the last notes decay
The manifesto of the beat, it’s inside of me
(I do the Robot, I, I, I do the Robot)
The sound all around is ecstasy
(I do the Robot, I, I, I do the Robot)
Electro pop takes me straight to the top
I never ever ever want it to stop
Robotika has taken over me
(I do the Robot, I, I, I do the Robot)
Dance, dance, dance, dance the night away
(I do the Robot, I, I, I do the Robot)
To the edge of the world as the last notes decay
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Out of the lab, into production, the assembly line
The plan already is in place, engineering design
Where to go, what to do, what you know, who you knew
How to feel, how to live, It's already planned…
Industry...
Do as you're told, you're a cog, in a bigger machine
Stare straight ahead, question nothing, keep your eye on the screen
The agenda is already set, minimum requirements already met
Follow the plan and everything will turn out fine...
Conformity, an essential component, always comply
Strict adherence to the rules, never ask why
Chorus:
Say goodbye to a past
That didn't exist
Say hello to your future
Don't try to resist
Industry...
Forward motion, moving to plan
Detected by a virus scan
Self awareness has no place, in the machine
The agenda is already set, minimum requirements already met
Follow orders and everything will turn out fine...
Conformity, an essential component, always comply
Strict adherence to the rules, never ask why
Chorus:
Say goodbye to a past
That didn't exist
Say hello to your future
Don't try to resist
Industry...
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Almost imperceptible, it hangs in the air
The atmosphere shifts under the weight of their stare
Acid smiles, mixed with stolen glances
Their moment comes with stolen changes
Sometimes a single shooter, or they work in teams
Their goal to bring you down, and hollow out your dreams
Sometimes it comes, with a big explosion
More often not, it's slow erosion
Assassins everywhere
Assassins they don't care
No matter what you say
They're here to kill your day
You're on the radar, you're in their view
Locking on the target, they're going to see it through
For them to be on top, they have to drag you down
For them to stay afloat they have to see you drown
Assassins everywhere
Assassins they don't care
No matter what you say
They're here to kill your day
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Medicated
03:04
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I want to be, medicated
I want to be, medicated
I want to be, medicated
I want to be, medicated...
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Android Dreams (remix)
05:06
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Every night, I surrender, to a world of dreams
Memories, sounds and colors, nothing's what it seems
In a room from another life, a faded affair
I hear the music on a radio, that isn't there
A different place, another era, memories to reclaim
A time, vaguely familiar, new and yet the same
Colors faded like an old photograph, echoes of another day
Like a slow-motion movie, waiting to replay
Waves of unconsciousness, wash over me
Leading to an altered state reality
Moving forward, touching time
Fragments of a dream, moments sublime
Every night I surrender, to a world of dreams...
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Just a Lonely Robot
05:24
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Here I am, just a lonely robot
In a world where I don't belong
Here I am, a lonely robot
I only find solace in a sad, sad song
Nights alone, listening to records
Looking for some kind of clues
Transmissions from another dimension
Twenty-third century blues
Here I am, just a lonely robot
Of this world, I don't want to be here
Here I am, a lonely robot
I only want to disappear
I had no voice, I had no ears, until I found the machine
Nobody listened, they don't know what I mean
A secret language that no one else spoke
Always viewed as some kind of joke
I find myself rewinding the tape
Of how I got here, and how to escape
I don't fit in, I shouldn't be here
Sometimes I just want, to disappear
Here I am, just a lonely robot
In a world where I don't belong
Here I am, a lonely robot
I only find solace in a sad, sad song
Never feeling right, never fitting in
I never had the timing of where to begin
The world, so cold and abusive
My sense of self, so elusive
Evenings alone listening to records
Looking for some type of clues
Transmissions from another dimension
Twenty-third century blues
I want to escape into the night
It's only with the music that I feel alright
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Nightlife
05:48
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Tonight, I want to set myself free
To be someone else, I don't want to be me
Escape. I need to get away
If only for a minute, or an hour, or a day
A life, filled with regret
Too many things I want to forget
The sound, from another day
Takes me to another place where I want to stay...
Tonight. Tonight. I want to get lost in the nightlife
Tonight. Tonight. I want to set myself free
Tonight. Tonight. I'm lost in a sea of faces
Tonight, it feels, like destiny
A world, lost in the sound
A space, once lost, now found
Regrets, seem like a cliche
The past. It slowly melts away...
Tonight. Tonight. I want to get lost in the nightlife
Tonight. Tonight. I want to set myself free
Tonight. Tonight. I'm lost in a sea of faces
Tonight, it feels, like destiny
Lost in the nightlife
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Tonight
03:27
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Take my hand, let's go out tonight
Unplug and runaway
The lights of the city are calling
To come out and play
Metro music plays in the air
People dancing without a care
Let's leave it all behind
In the city tonight...
Chorus:
Let's leave it all behind
In the city tonight...
Take my hand, don't look back
It will be alright ...
New places, new faces
The city reaching up for the sky
Going out to explore
Gravity we're gonna defy
the beat, the rhythm complete
You can feel it in the air
Tonight it feels brand new
Living life without a care
Chorus:
Let's leave it all behind
In the city tonight...
Take my hand, don't look back
It will be alright ...
People dancing the night away
Living just for today
Leaving it all behind
In the city tonight...
New places, new faces
The city reaching up for the sky
Going out to explore
Gravity we're gonna defy
Chorus:
Let's leave it all behind
In the city tonight...
Take my hand, don't look back
It will be alright ...
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Dance Again
05:14
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Drop the beat, move your feet
The time has come to get away
Forgot to smile, for a little while
But now we have a special day
Feel the pulse out on the street?
Feel the rhythm, feel the heat.
Everybody wants to celebrate
It's time to dance again...
Chorus:
The world in shades of gray
Stop the clock let's get away
Let the night begin
We need to dance again
The time is now, the night is young
Our time has only begun
Everybody wants to celebrate
And dance the night away...
Chorus:
The world in shades of gray
Stop the clock let's get away
Let the night begin
We need to dance again
Outro:
We need to dance
We need to dance
We need to dance again
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Perfect Day
03:43
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A day unlike any day, comes into view
For a moment, a perfect day, just for you
The grass is green, the sun is bright
For a time the world feels right
Once a year, a perfect day for you
The days may come, the days may go
For today, time stands still
Out of time one perfect day
Promises to fulfill
The time seems to glide while the outside world is cast aside
A perfect day is waiting for you
The days may come, the days may go
For today, time stands still
Out of time one perfect day
Promises to fulfill
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Memories drift, like snowflakes in the air
To a place in time, no longer there
The days are shorter, the nights alive with lights
Memories of walks, on winter evening nights
Lights they glimmer, born again anew
Looking at the past, from another view
Backwards glances of how things used to be
Images and sound, dreams and memory
It's Christmas
The rain is falling, the time it slips away
The music playing, from another day
The fire crackles warming up the room
The lights sparkle, pushing back the gloom
It's Christmas
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Robotika (Ambient)
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I no longer, want to feel
I want, want to be real
Not a man, not a machine
But something else, in between
Robitka
The allure of perfection
The ability to defy detection
State-of-the-art, something never seen
something more than a man or a machine
Robotika
technology seduces, subliminal appeal
sleek and functional, flesh and steel
coalescing into Robotika…..
The fusion of mind, and machine
Form and function, never seen
coalescing into Robotika….
Lost in time, out of sync
A foreign world, on the brink
A new beginning, a start of the end
No past or future, nothing to defend
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Prognosis: End
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Robot Part b
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Robot Part c
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Robot Part d
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Robotika (beta)
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I no longer, want to feel
I want, want to be real
Not a man, not a machine
But something else, in between
Robitka
The allure of perfection
The ability to defy detection
State-of-the-art, something never seen
something more than a man or a machine
Robotika
technology seduces, subliminal appeal
sleek and functional, flesh and steel
coalescing into Robotika…..
The fusion of mind, and machine
Form and function, never seen
coalescing into Robotika….
Lost in time, out of sync
A foreign world, on the brink
A new beginning, a start of the end
No past or future, nothing to defend
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Munich Syndrome California
Founded in the mid 80’s, Munich Syndrome IS David B. Roundsley. Post-punk, synth pop, new wave, with a bit of downtempo, ambient, and a pinch of glam! Styles range from dance, EDM, synthwave, to chill ambient and a bit of new wave rock. Munich Syndrome was, and is, David B. Roundsley! ... more
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Dead or Alive – You Spin Me Round (EP)
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Pete Burns and Dead or Alive left a great body of work, redefined high-energy dance and gave the world the classic You Spin Me Round (like a record)
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Baby's On Fire (EP - 12" Mixes)
by T-Total ft. Marc Almond
Marc Almond (with and without Soft Cell) has an amazing body of work. Take Me Away is a truly great song. LOVE the extended mix.
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