[Intro — Sequencer / Mechanical Percussion] (Printer chatter, relay clicks, fluorescent electrical hum) SYNTHETIC VOICE: Wake. Work. Consume. Repeat. (Cold synth-bass sequence kicks in) ⸻ [Verse 1] Six-fifteen, the alarm says move Coffee black and the morning news Same gray highway, same white lines Everybody marching right on time Badge goes beep and the door lets in Another day underneath your skin Smile for the camera, take your seat Forty little hours on an endless repeat ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] Punch in Tune out Do what you’re told Buy new Throw out Before it gets old They built us a future Efficient and clean Now look at us— PERFECT LITTLE MACHINES ⸻ [Chorus] PERFECT LITTLE MACHINES Living perfect little dreams Push the button Pull the lever DO THE SAME DAMN THING FOREVER Perfect little lives Under fluorescent skies Wake up Clock in Spend it Sleep REPEAT! REPEAT! REPEAT! ⸻ [Post-Chorus — Robotic Gang Vocals] WORK. BUY. OBEY. WORK. BUY. OBEY. (Synth stab) THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION. ⸻ [Verse 2] Ten thousand friends behind a screen Everybody selling what they want to seem Swipe to anger, swipe to buy Swipe right past another stranger’s life Terms accepted, box is checked Algorithm knows what you want next Tell me what to wear, tell me what to eat Tell me which opinion makes my life complete ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] Sign here Stand there Don’t make a scene Upgrade Replace Keep everything clean We traded our choices For something convenient Now everybody smile— FOR THE MACHINE ⸻ [Chorus] PERFECT LITTLE MACHINES Living perfect little dreams Push the button Pull the lever DO THE SAME DAMN THING FOREVER Perfect little lives Under fluorescent skies Wake up Clock in Spend it Sleep REPEAT! REPEAT! REPEAT! ⸻ [Instrumental — Analog Synth / Guitar] (Pulsing sequencer, metallic percussion, cold synth lead and jagged processed guitar) SYNTHETIC VOICE: Your productivity has decreased. (Beat stops) Please smile. (Beat slams back in) ⸻ [Bridge — Half-Time Industrial Stomp] Mother had a photograph Father had a name Granddad built with calloused hands We build profiles all the same Every year gets easier Every room gets clean Funny how convenience… MADE US PART OF THE MACHINE ⸻ [Breakdown] (Kick drum and bass sequencer only) VOICE: Are you happy? CROWD: YES. Are you free? CROWD: YES. Are you sure? (Silence) VOICE: Response not recognized. ⸻ [Final Chorus] PERFECT LITTLE MACHINES Living perfect little dreams Push the button Pull the lever DO THE SAME DAMN THING FOREVER Perfect little lives Under fluorescent skies Wake up Clock in Spend it Sleep REPEAT! REPEAT! REPEAT! WORK! BUY! OBEY! WORK! BUY! OBEY! PERFECT LITTLE MACHINES! ⸻ [Outro] (Everything abruptly stops except fluorescent hum.) SYNTHETIC VOICE: Congratulations. You have completed another day. Tomorrow will be identical. (Click.)
