Part of the nameless masses Part of the big machine You're nothing but a cogwheel, man Well died, conform, replaceable Think - sometimes you wake up Act - and wonder why You're free to think that you're free But somewhere truth is lost The drudgery you like each day Is all you know, you don't complain Do you want to be a mechanical man? Don't you want to be free? Do you know your mind is no longer your own? You will always be a mechanical man You can never be free Being unaware of the powers you serve You life's a vicious circle You move but get nowhere The only way you know to break out Is dreaming on the video Think - you've got to shape up Act - to make a change But then you're just a chess piece In someone else's game He makes the move, you have your place And destiny is preordained So many others like you They're living senseless lives They will obey and walk their way With vacant stares and empty minds Think - sometimes they wake up Act - and wonder why But we are much too burned out To light the flame of hope The revolution will not come Our minds are tied behind our backs