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I got a story that you can't unhear
Me and the gang aren't from around here
We wanted to see the '04 World's Fair
But ended up in a dimensional tear
Place seems right but the time's so wrong
Where have all the atoms gone?
Guess we're gonna check it out,
See what this new world's about
Holding on for dear life!
(Faster than the speed of light!)
An interdimensional flight!
All systems in the green on our
Atomic Cadillac Time Machine
Where we go, you won't believe, in our
Atomic Cadillac Time Machine
All systems in the green on our
Atomic Cadillac Time Machine
Time, space, my boys, and me in our
Atomic Cadillac Time Machine
Cherry red with silver rims,
the coolest that there's ever been!
Fitted with the latest luxuries
Like the Malt-O-Matic Milkshake Machine
We can see any place, any time
From 2016 to 1609
Things seen only in your dreams,
The Age of Stone, or the Age of Steam
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
First airplane flight?
(We've seen it!)
A world where left is right?
(We've seen it!)
Steam-powered cities?
(We've seen it!)
Space-pirates singing shanties?
(We've seen it!)
A world where people speak backwards
(We've seen it!)
A world where people speak no words
(We've seen it!)
A world ruled by hippopotami?
(We've seen it!)
A world ruled by rogue AI?!
Chorus
Never seen Doc's face so green, than in the
Atomic Cadillac Time Machine
Go to places you'll never see in the
Atomic Cadillac Time Machine
Just one ride and you'll believe in the
Atomic Cadillac Time Machine
Fueled by the atom, not by gasoline its the
Atomic Cadillac Time Machine
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Chicago
05:16
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You know the first time, it was the city
Caught my attention with a reflection of me
I see a cool cat looking through the glass
And I want to be him, but I'm not
And I couldn't, I couldn't explain
How I felt so cool, and so clanked* the same
But it shot me with a sprout*
And it's growing in my brain, get it out!
Cus all I had to do was sign the dotted line
And every little thing would work out just fine
I guess I really should have read the bottom line
Cus now I need something to call mine!
You know the second time, it was the new start
She patched up my heart, what a dame, what a doll, what a pal
Thoughts runnin' through my cranium had me glowin' like uranium
Boy, she had me on cloud nine, at least most of the time
Rockin' out to Rockabilly music, would'a been a better time to choose it
These days it don't matter none, cus it's all been said and done
The Skybus flew us on, we stood in rows and sang our songs
We did our very best and then we flew right back home again
Cus all I had to do was sign the dotted line
And every little thing would work out just fine
I guess I really should have read the bottom line
Cus now I need something to call mine!
You know the third time, it was the freedom
Lookin' for something that I'll admit's a "someone"
I'm thinkin' that I should'a just cut out, but my jets* had just shut down
And so I got bent* again, oh!
And I sold my soul
Became a third of a face, and wouldn't walk away
Did I think that's cool?
Walkin' off without my head, and actin' like a fool.
Cus all I had to do was sign the dotted line
And every little thing would work out just fine
I guess I really should have read the bottom line
I think I need another try
The last bus to Chicago brought me so much pain
Not just because of what it brought me back to
But how it took me away
I'm going back! (He's going back!)
We're going back some day!
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Memories
04:17
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Oh memories, how they inspire me
Dymes’ll strum away, and I’ll supply the bass
Vic and Inkwell, round us out, let’s give our friends a taste
Of memories
Oh memories, close your eyes and see
The pirates of the stars, the city in the sky
And I’ve got seven billion photographs inside my mind
containing memories
Let’s, go on, a trip through space and time
And sing a tune a lovely little rhyme
That takes us back to where it all began
You, recall, we met through chance of fate
So let’s, go back, to 1958
And save the date, live it one more time
Oh memories, the events of history, they’ve created
The person you are or the one you hope to be
Whether you’re alone, or in pleasant company
They’re memories
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Progress Song
05:56
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Lonnis:
Since I was young, I wanted to be
Like the other guys in my family tree
They paved their way with blood, sweat, and tears
Building new machines that had yet to be seen
Since time began, we've created things
Bamboo and stones into intricate complexity
Look how far we've come, the future's getting old
The only question to ask, how far have we left to go?
Vic:
And the atoms always fuse when the boilers fail
And time keeps marching on without any care
And the atoms always fuse when the clockwork fails
And time keeps marching on without any care
Inkwell:
Some might say, this digital age is a travesty
That's not worth explaining
But it's where we are, and there's no use fighting
Just enjoy the ride, or at least die trying
Vic:
And the atoms always fuse when the boilers fail
And time keeps marching on without any care
And the atoms always fuse when the clockwork fails
And time keeps marching on without any care
Inkwell:
Take a look at me, unlearn what you've seen
What you think is real and possible
You don't know the glee, artificially capable of song and life
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Robot Romp
04:13
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When you find yourself in a box collecting dust
When your nose leaks oil, and your knuckles rust
Turn your headlights on, grab your windup key,
Stand up and do the robot romp with me
(Bot romp, robot romp!) x4
Does your torso shudder, do your rivets shake
No matter what sound your fancy gearbox makes
Reach behind your head, rip the hose from your back
Do the robot romp and don't ever look back
When those fleshy folk just don't understand
When you're the only robot in the human band
Turn your volume up and shut your worries down
We're gonna robot romp all over the town
Do the robot romp!
(Robot romp)
Do the robot romp!
(Robot romp)
Do the robot romp!
(Robot romp)
With me! x2
Grab your robot girl if you think she's hot
Grab your dancing shoes and your oil pot
Grease up your joints and get your gears a'turning
The robot romp will get your boilers burnin'
When you're out of steam and your joints are shot
When your engine's cool but your heart is hot
Plug yourself back in, fill your tank and then
Get up and do the robot romp again
Do the robot romp with me
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