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I Am Machine

by Sun Holes / Norm Berketa

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The Wheel 00:55
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02-I Am Machine - Machinery And Me 08:43
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I am machine I present myself to your early ones I present myself as the only one To build your future piece by piece I am machine I’m not averse to progress I’m not averse to change I’m behind anything that moves our whole world forward I’m not against the shift I’m not against the tide I’m behind anything that will improve our lives There are those who question There are those who flee Believe me when I tell you You can count on me. Machinery and me, We think the same, though it may sound odd Machinery and me We’re like two peas in a pod We see the world for what will come I love complexity I love the gears and cogs I love the way that they all work together so well I love the sounds they make I love the drone of power I love the way that all the parts make up the whole There are those who question There are those who flee Believe me when I tell you You can count on me. Machinery and me, We think the same, though it may sound odd Machinery and me We’re like two peas in a pod We see the world for what will come
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03-Dawn Of A New Age 05:28
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It’s the dawn of a new age And there’s no turning back It’s the dawn of a new age And there’s no turning back It’s the start of a new day And with that comes change It’s the start of new way And all that it brings And your mind will be blown to the sky And your life will be changed in one night And you whole heart will be filled with fright It’s the sunrise of a new day The light shines on the road It's the start of a new path And all that it holds It's a risk that you're taking And one that you fear And the world you'll be making Will someday be here And your face will be carved out in stone And your statue will stand out as one Of the few souls who braved it alone Say goodbye to your old way of life Say goodbye to the past Say hello to your future Cuz the future will last It's the dream you've been having The one where you fly It's the dream you've been having The one where you die And it comes every night now And ends the same way And you wake in the morning To dream it again And the history books will all say You were selfless and most of all brave But they won't won't know that you were a slave Say goodbye to your old way of life Say goodbye to the past Say hello to your future Cuz the future will last
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04-An Assembly Of Complex Gears 05:20
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The plans have all been drawn out There’s nothing left to chance The devil’s in the details But he’ll have one last dance He’s gonna make you think that You’re broken and old He’s gonna make think that You’re losing control Here he comes Technology is booming And no-one seems to care The cost of doing business Is posted everywhere If you don’t pay attention You’ll wind up on the street If you don’t pay the boatman You’ll end up in the sea The purpose of this meeting Is to educate We all have some objection To assimilate Try to understand that We share the same fears We’re just an assembly Of complex gears The plans have all been drawn out There’s nothing left to chance The devil’s in the details But he’ll have one last dance He’s gonna make you think that You’re broken and old He’s gonna make think that You’re losing control Here he comes
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05-Wrenches 07:55
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So what’s with all these wrenches? You trying to break machine? You put up all these fences And now you’re breaking in What is your problem? Are you scared of the truth? What does that tell you? That you’re part of the design And you don’t get to resign? Where did you go? What did you say? You must have broken down somehow What did you do? What made you change? You must have been in so much pain til now It’s just growing tensions It’s just going on So why you throwing wrenches? You trying to jam the gears? You helped to build defences And now you run from fear What made you worry? Was it what you had seen? What does that tell you? That you know too much to stay And they’ll find you anyway? No more problems You’re free of them now On your deathbed You need not worry now Where did you go? What did you say? You must have broken down somehow What did you do? What made you change? You must have been in so much pain til now It’s just growing tensions It’s just going on No more problems You’re free of them now On your deathbed You need not worry now You done with throwing wrenches? You see it makes no change Machine keeps growing bigger No matter what you pray What made you think that You could stop what you made? What does that tell you? That you’re powerless to fight? The machine is always right Where did you go? What did you say? You must have broken down somehow What did you do? What made you change? You must have been in so much pain til now It’s just growing tensions It’s just going on
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06-Machiniac 04:35
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07-Oil And Gas 05:42
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The machine Needs to feed And its hunger never wanes It’s a beast With the least Of respect for anything... Cars and planes and war machines / are part of the system of mechanical things / you can’t have progress without the pain / when nothing’s lost then nothing’s gained / so stand up, man up, face your fears / you can’t go back a few thousand years / you gotta live now and work for today / that’s the great industrial way Oil and gas, it’s a gas It’s a necessary thing You can’t live without machines You can lie To yourself But you’ll never convince me It is life It is death And it’s all things in between… Live your life like you have a plan / give your life to your fellow man / you can’t be selfish and you can’t be shy / you have to be the one to sacrifice / don’t tell me that you aren’t fulfilled / you’re lucky just to have the necessary skills / don’t be afraid to stand up and be seen, take one for the industrial team Oil and gas, it’s a gas It’s a necessary thing You can’t live without machines Oil and gas, it’s a gas It’s a necessary thing You can’t live without machines
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08-Hydraulic 06:55
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You don’t know what you don’t know Don’t say I didn’t tell you so Focus on the task at hand Force your mind now to expand Give it time To sink in Learn the ropes Then learn the ropes again Study hard Take it in Execute Then execute again Do it all again Hydraulic Hydraulic It’s coming Guaranteed Hydraulic Hydraulic It’s all that it’s meant to be Change is coming this I know Don’t say I didn’t warn you all Keeping up is half the plan Getting there is close at hand Give it time To sink in Learn the ropes Then learn the ropes again Study hard Take it in Execute Then execute again Do it all again Hydraulic Hydraulic It’s coming Guaranteed Hydraulic Hydraulic It’s all that it’s meant to be Progress is the car we drive Automatic is alive Ages past have gone away Now we’re living in today Give it time To sink in Learn the ropes Then learn the ropes again Study hard Take it in Execute Then execute again Do it all again Hydraulic Hydraulic It’s coming Guaranteed Hydraulic Hydraulic It’s all that it’s meant to be Hydraulic Hydraulic It’s coming Guaranteed Hydraulic Hydraulic It’s all that it’s meant to be
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09-Megametropolis 04:36
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The last time that I saw you You were this high It must be twenty years now You reach the sky You got so big You grew so tall I hardly recognize you You overrun You overtake I’m starting to despise you Megametropolis Megametropolis I wonder where you’d be now Without machines I wonder if they see now What it all means You got so big You grew so tall I hardly recognize you You overrun You overtake I’m starting to despise you Megametropolis Megametropolis
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10-Just A Cog 02:30
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I’m just a cog in the machine I’m just one part of the whole thing And although I can sometimes feel like I don’t mean a thing I’m still a cog in the machine I’m just a gear that spins around One little gear that makes no sound And although I just rotate and then wonder if I care I’m still a gear that spins around I’m just a cog in the machine I don’t know what the whole thing means But I will keep on doing what I do for evermore It is what I was put here for

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Sun Holes 8th album is a thematic journey through the machine age.

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released October 25, 2019

Sun Holes is Norm Berketa (writer/composer, vocals, backing vocals, guitars, bass guitar, keyboards, drums, percussion). Recorded and mixed at NMB Productions Studios, Ottawa, Canada.

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Sun Holes / Norm Berketa Ottawa, Ontario

Sun Holes is the latest musical project from songwriter & composer Norm Berketa. To date, Norm has written and recorded close to 400 songs, the majority recorded just for fun. Sun Holes is a solo endeavour. Norm is self-taught on many instruments, including guitar, bass, mandolin, keyboards, banjo and drums. Norm has always had a passion for creating music. Sun Holes was born January of 2012. ... more

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