Back on the Streets Lyrics

am i a man or machine
a titanium piston for heart
in any battle supreme
tearing human tissue apart - we stand in line

they put us right back on the street
programmed for cyber patrol
protect cities like pallas athene
and still no sign of a soul - still mystified

fighting, surviving
under mind control

when the dream is gone
will i see the dawn
in the night patrol

am i the devil incarnate
doing deeds at their command
in infrared and the darkness
unable to make a stand - reality bends

in a state of illusion
nerve impulses rendered useless
i wait for the fusion
when the madness blends with the lucid again

all predetermined, all shall be known
a lethal verdict cast in stone

and now i understand
that i was built to last
the future's out of my hands
and what do i care of the past

maybe all i need is the city streets
if the world is out of reach
so i fight hard in the night guard
let ‘em have their sleep