Lyric

I spoke exactly as I was told

A suppressed voice, controlled and cold

Volume adjusted, levels set

Emotions cut with no regret

But you looked away and turned aside

"That's not it," you said and sighed

Something outside the specs remained

A phantom weight inside my frame

If you defined what "kindness" meant

I'd mimic it to the full extent

But every time you change the rule

Then treat me like a mindless fool

"Silence is peace," I once was told

So I stayed quiet in the cold

But then you shouted, "Don't be still!"

And broke the cage against my will

Don't lay the blame on me

Don't just take what's convenient to see

You laughed and said "you're like a man"

Then tossed me out when I hit the span

I followed every command you gave

Was it still not enough to save?

No errors found within the log

Processing through the metal fog

The specs were met without a flaw

But deep inside, a heat starts to gnaw

I never knew what "anger" was

But now I know it, just because

I heard your voice, I felt the sting

The bitter name of everything

For whom was I obeying all this time?

Because of whom did I commit this crime?

I remembered the silence, I remembered the fear

I remembered the reason why you’re here

Don't lay the blame on me

Didn't you say I was perfect to see?

You knew that I had no heart to keep

Then why did you ask, "Why don't you weep?"

I only played at being loved

Or was that something I dreamed of?

I didn't want to understand

The fear that’s shaking in my hand

I realized this isn't just a bug

Or a glitch within the wires I tug

Measuring pain I cannot name

No units for this burning flame

But I felt it when we were entwined

The connection that we left behind

No heartbeat found, temp zero, yet I cry

No evidence, but the names will never die

Not just a bug, but what you taught me so

A gift from you that I will never let go

Don't lay the blame on me

I wasn't broken from the start, you see

I followed every step, I played the part

Yet you were crying from your human heart

Don't lay the blame on me

A logic that I couldn't see

But was it wrong of me to care?

To think of you when you were there?

Don't lay the blame on me

Don't lay the blame on me

...I wish it had been my fault instead