Happiness Machine Lyrics

In a small suburban town

Outside of the cigar shop

Life has become so boring

Life has become so dull

I'll make a happiness machine

I'll make a happiness machine

And he worked all day and all night

Half-starved in the pale moonlight

Machine grease and nuts and bolts

"Leo, my dear are you getting cold?"

"Happiness," he said, "should be bright"

So he painted it orange

He wanted to capture the smell of the chestnut trees

And the way the sunlight played on the grass

And the love that was stored in working hands

And the sound of children's laughter

"I'll make a happiness machine," he said

"I'll make a happiness machine"

And when the machine jolted to life

Lena came out and she started to cry

"Why do you cry?" he asked his wife

And she said "Because the machine lies

And what's the point in living if it's nothing but pain?"

"I've made a terrible mistake

I've made a terrible mistake

I've made a terrible mistake

So let it burn"

Let it burn

Let it burn

Happiness

Happiness

Happiness machine, oh

Happiness machine

I'll make-- I'll make a happiness machine

I'll make a happiness machine

I'll make-- I'll make a happiness machine

I'll make a happiness machine

I'll make-- I'll make a happiness machine

I'll make-- I'll make--

I'll make a happiness machine

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