The Machine
Headless Relatives
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When I was a young man I dreamt of the day When I would take up the doctor's good trade But when those who come to me are trembling and green The cause it is me and my horrid Machine To tend to the ailing was my one desire But my ministrations are fearful and dire I polish the blade, keep it deadly and clean I'm bound to tradition and to the Machine My father before me was met with contempt No one likes a headsman or a headsman's get But though I swore his work was not made for me I find myself here with this monstrous Machine To tend to the ailing was my one desire But my ministrations are fearful and dire I polish the blade, keep it deadly and clean I'm bound to tradition and to the Machine I studied the body and the nature of life But I had to tend to my children and wife To keep bellies full I gave up my dream And helped to construct this deadly Machine To tend to the ailing was my one desire But my ministrations are fearful and dire I polish the blade, keep it deadly and clean I'm bound to tradition and to the Machine I've watched the demise of rulers and kings Short-lived are the hands that tug on the strings But the face of death, it is ever serene Nothing is certain except the Machine
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