Extraordinary Machine

Album: Extraordinary Machine (2005)
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  • I certainly haven't been shopping for any new shoes
    And I certainly haven't been spreading myself around
    I still only travel by foot and by foot it's a slow climb
    But, I'm good at being uncomfortable
    So I can't stop changing all the time

    I notice that my opponent is always on the go
    And won't go slow so as not to focus and I notice
    He'll hitch a ride with any guide as long as they go fast
    From whence he came
    But, he's no good at being uncomfortable
    So he can't stop staying exactly the same

    If there was a better way to go, then it would find me
    I can't help it the road just rolls out behind me
    Be kind to me, or treat me mean
    I'll make the most of it
    I'm an extraordinary machine

    I seem to you to seek a new disaster every day
    You deem me due to clean my view and be at peace and lay
    I mean to prove, I mean to move in my own way
    And say I've been getting along for long before you came into the play

    I am the baby of the family, it happens so
    Everybody cares and wears the sheep's clothes while they chaperone
    Curious, you're looking down your nose at me while you appease
    Courteous to try and help but let me set your mind at ease

    If there was a better way to go, then it would find me
    I can't help it the road just rolls out behind me
    Be kind to me, or treat me mean
    I'll make the most of it
    I'm an extraordinary machine

    Do I so worry you?
    You need to hurry to my side
    That's very kind
    But it's to no avail
    And I don't want the bail
    I promise you everything will be just fine

    If there was a better way to go, then it would find me
    I can't help it the road just rolls out behind me
    Be kind to me, or treat me mean
    I'll make the most of it
    I'm an extraordinary machine

    If there was a better way to go, then it would find me
    I can't help it the road just rolls out behind me
    Be kind to me, or treat me mean
    I'll make the most of it
    I'm an extraordinary machine Writer/s: Fiona Apple Maggart
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