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Listen to Robot by Miley Cyrus

Robot

Miley Cyrus

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Miley Cyrus

Vocals

John Shanks

Guitar

Jeff Rothschild

Jeff Rothschild

Drums

Dan Chase

Programming

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Miley Cyrus

Songwriter

John Shanks

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

John Shanks

Producer

Rich Ramsey

Assistant Recording Engineer

Akihiro Nishimura

Akihiro Nishimura

Assistant Recording Engineer

Jeff Rothschild

Jeff Rothschild

Mixing Engineer

Robert Vosgien

Mastering Engineer

Aaron Kasdorf

Additional Engineer

Ryan Carline

Additional Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

It's been like this from the start

One piece after another to make my heart

You mistake the game for bein' smart

Stand here, sell this, and hit your mark

But the sound of the steel and the crush and the grind

It all screams, "Who am I to decide my life?"

But in time it'll die, there's nothin' left inside

Just rusted metal that was never even mine

[Verse 2]

I would scream

But I'm just this hollow shell

Waitin' here

Beggin', "Please, set me free so I can feel"

Hey

[Verse 3]

Stop tryin' to live my life for me

I need to breathe

I'm not your robot

Stop tellin' me I'm part of the big machine

I'm breakin' free

Can't you see?

I can move, I can speak

Without somebody else operatin' me

You gave me eyes, and now I see

I'm not your robot, I'm just me

[Verse 4]

All this time I've been misled

There were nothin' but crossed wires in my head

I've been taught to think that what I feel

Doesn't matter at all till you say it's real

[Verse 5]

I would scream

But I'm just this hollow shell

Waitin' here

Beggin', "Please, set me free so I can feel"

Hey

[Verse 6]

Stop tryin' to live my life for me

I need to breathe

I'm not your robot

Stop tellin' me I'm part of the big machine

I'm breakin' free

Can't you see?

I can move, I can speak

Without somebody else operatin' me

You gave me eyes, and now I see

I'm not your robot, I'm just me

I'm not your robot, I'm just me

I'm not your robot

[Verse 7]

I would scream

But I'm just this hollow shell

Waitin' here

Beggin', "Please

Set me free so I can feel"

Hey

[Verse 8]

Stop tryin' to live my life for me

I need to breathe

I'm not your robot

Stop tellin' me I'm part of the big machine

I'm breakin' free

Can't you see?

I can move, I can speak

Without somebody else operatin' me

You gave me eyes, and now I see

I'm not your robot, I'm just me

I'm not your robot, I'm just me

I'm not your robot

Written by: John Shanks, Miley Cyrus

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