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Automaton

from "Cre​é​tisvan" by Mike Tiano

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Written & produced by Mike Tiano
© 2021 Mike Tiano (All rights reserved) & published by BMI

lyrics

I always do my best at whatever I choose
With self expression met I know I cannot lose.
I’m not an automaton...an automaton...

But forces have appeared that try to stunt that need
Sadly, in the process it can control that seed.
You’re not an automaton...an automaton...

One preconceived notion can irreparably harm
You sleep to their echoes; you wake to their alarm.
You’re not their automaton...their automaton...

Already pushed to the limit
The needle nested in the red
Not one speck of truth ever in it
Fabricated in their heads
Fabricated in their heads

Unfeeling men of flesh create men of machine
Their bottom line is at the expense of your dream.
You’re not their automaton...their automaton...

Each time they say I can’t I counter that I can
For what is or isn’t does not change who I am.
I’m not their automaton...their automaton...

Already pushed to the limit
Racing towards glacier’s edge
Not one speck of truth ever in it
Fabricated in their heads
Fabricated in their heads

They’re telling me I will when I know that I won’t
They’re telling me I’ll do the things I know I don’t
I’m not their automaton...automaton...automaton...automaton...

They say that I shouldn’t when I know that I should
They say you wouldn’t dare but oh hell yes, I would
I’m not their automaton...automaton...automaton...automaton...

Automaton!

credits

from "Cre​é​tisvan", released March 12, 2021
Mike Tiano - Lead vocals, electric guitar
Mark Crouter - Bass, backing vocals
Steve Leathart - Drums
Rick Daugherty - Keyboards
Steve McKnight - Electric guitar (solo)
Paul Davis - Backing vocals, tambourine
Robyn Noto, Chris Schanz - Backing vocals

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Mike Tiano Seattle, Washington

Amazon Reviews Rating: 4.6/5

Mike Tiano is known for his bringing Yes into the Internet age and is also a musician and songwriter in his own right, now releasing “Creétisvan” which he characterizes as his “audiobiography”

Every track was written and arranged by Mike, who is lead vocalist and handles the lion’s share of the guitar work. ... more

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