(c) 2003 Justin Eiler. TTTO: "Velveteen," by Kathy Mar.
Notes:
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From the story of Pygmalion to Daneel Olivaw,
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To that Data guy from Star Trek--oh, I swear I've seen them all.
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What makes you thing I have a yen to hang flesh on my frame?
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I don't want to be human--I don't want to risk the pain.
Chorus:
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Pinnochio, the Tin Man--they don't know what they lost.
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'Cause to have a heart and feelings comes at much too high a cost.
I was designed to last much longer than the stars will burn,
I have self-repairing hardware, and software that can learn.
Oh, I understand emotions--they're what make your world a mess--
But I don't want to be human--feeling heartache and distress.
[Chorus]
I'll never say a word in anger, never shed a tear,
I'll never have a heartbreak, and I'll never shake with fear.
I'll sit here only watching at the border of your lives,
And I won't know love or friendship, nor how to hope and strive.
Chorus 2:
Pinnochio, the Tin Man--I don't know what they feel.
But it's safer to be like I am...unfeeling and unreal.