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Starset - Perfect Machine (Lyrics video)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Alex Niceforo
Alex Niceforo
Programming
Betsy Lamb
Betsy Lamb
Viola
Carol Neuen Rabinowitz
Carol Neuen Rabinowitz
Cello
Conni Ellisor
Conni Ellisor
Violin
David Davidson
David Davidson
Violin
Dustin Bates
Dustin Bates
Vocals
Igor Petrovich Khoroshev
Igor Petrovich Khoroshev
Assistant Programming
JR Bareis
JR Bareis
Guitar
Janet Darnall
Janet Darnall
Violin
Joe Rickard
Joe Rickard
Programming
Karen Winkelmann
Karen Winkelmann
Violin
Lucio Rubino
Lucio Rubino
Bass
Luke Holland
Luke Holland
Drums
Michael Russo
Michael Russo
Viola
Niels Nielsen
Niels Nielsen
Assistant Programming
Paul Trust
Paul Trust
Assistant Programming
Sari Reist
Sari Reist
Cello
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Dustin Bates
Dustin Bates
Songwriter
Paul Trust
Paul Trust
Songwriter
David Davidson
David Davidson
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Dustin Bates
Dustin Bates
Producer
Joe Rickard
Joe Rickard
Editing Engineer
Dan Lancaster
Dan Lancaster
Mixing Engineer
David Schiffman
David Schiffman
Drum Technician
Mike Plotnikoff
Mike Plotnikoff
Guitar Technician
Niels Nielsen
Niels Nielsen
Mastering Engineer
Paul Dicarli
Paul Dicarli
Editing Engineer
Rhys May
Rhys May
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Taylor Pollert
Taylor Pollert
Strings Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Show me your insides
Show me your secrets
Show me what you desire
I can fake it
[Verse 2]
Show what you wanted
So I can be it
And if I bend just right
I can make it
[Verse 3]
I didn't want you
I wanna watch you change
From a butterfly and into chains
[Verse 4]
Lay your heart into my perfect machine
I will show you what you wanted to see
Just a mirror till I get what I need
The reverie was not of me
You never saw nothing
Never saw nothing
[Verse 5]
I'm just a liar
Without deceiving
I'm just a broken clown
Make believing
I should've let you know
You should've ran for cover
I'm just a parlor trick
A two-bit counterfeit
[Verse 6]
Lay your heart into my perfect machine
I will use it to protect you from me
I will never let you see what's beneath
So good for you and good for me
We told ourselves we're right where we ought to be
[Verse 7]
Even you know
Even you know
This was all for nothing
Just a sad show
Just an ego
[Verse 8]
I suppose though
As far as I know
We were both pretending
I suppose so
But what do I know?
[Verse 9]
Even you know
Even you know
This was all for nothing
Just a sad show
Just an ego
[Verse 10]
I suppose though
As far as I know
We were both pretending
I suppose so
But what do I know?
[Verse 11]
Lay your heart into my perfect machine
I will show you what you wanted to see
Just a mirror till I get what I need
The reverie was not of me
You never saw nothing
Never saw nothing
[Verse 12]
Lay your heart into my perfect machine
I will use it to protect you from me
I will never let you see what's beneath
So good for you and good for me
We told ourselves we're right where we ought to be
Written by: Dustin Bates, Paul Trust
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