Becoming

I beat my machine
It's a part of me
It's inside of me

I'm stuck in this dream
It's changing me
I am becoming

The me that you know
He had some second thoughts
He's covered with scabs
He is broken and sore
The me that you know
He doesn't come around much
That part of me isn't here anymore

All pain disappears
It's the nature of my circuitry
Drowns out all I hear
No escape from this
My new consciousness

The me that you know
He used to have feelings
But the blood has stopped pumping
And he is left to decay
The me that you know is now made up of wires
And even when I'm right with you...

... I'm so far away...

I can try to get away...
... but I've strapped myself in

I can try to knock away...
... the sound in my ears

I can see it killing away...
... all of my bad parts

I don't want to listen...
... but it's all too clear

Hiding backwards inside of me...
I feel so unafraid...
Annie, hold me a little tighter...
I might just slip away...

- Nine Inch Nails