Machine

I've always seen the machine behind the stage
I see the players behind the plague
I see the neurons behind the rage
I've seen the machine beyond the age

But you my love
I'm not ready to give up this cigarette
Not going to let this pay out yet
Holding on to the threads in the net
Keeping together this happiness bet

We play on, give a shove
Dice thrown down with the glove
Out in front of chance, love
See what we can come out ahead of

I've always seen the cause of everything
Always taken granted the workings of the machine
But this is beyond those simple, feeble things
Our love is a gamble greater than what can be

Star Matter

We are all just
Flesh, bone, neurons
Star matter
That no longer
Burns as bright
Chemicals
Struggling against
The long sleep
Of cold
We are all just
Grey matter
Inside our heads
Observing out
Struggling to
Matter
In filters made
Of us
We know only
What matters