Eighties robo-kink

Well, I'm still on that 80's music kick. Over the weekend I downloaded Men at Work's Business as Usual and Cargo albums in full and found myself reintroduced to a forgotten robo-kink classic: "Helpless Automaton." Don't you just love that title? And the lyrics are so cute, and the song itself is 100% 80's-tastic. Here, have a look at this video of a live performance, complete with mullets and awful 80's fashion statements. Or, if you prefer, just enjoy the lyrics:

I stay in my room,
All alone in the gloom,
What need I of light?
Machines they can see in the night,
And I feel no pain
Metal heart and a metal brain,
But something is wrong
Because I still feel that signal coming in so

I stand at your door,
I guess I'll wait a moment more
Your hall light comes on
And now my turn to fire upon
But I wheel away
Defer my plight for another day
To dream of your face
But a video screen takes its place

Hey, oh it's true
I'm a helpless automaton, make an ultimatum to you
Hey, it's true
Machinery in my pocket, I've even got a docket from you

I went to the man, I told him a robot is what I am,
But he just smiled, said I was a fractious child
Distrusted not rusted, that's why I feel so disgusted
But I know hes wrong, because I haven't felt this way for very long

Hey, it's true,
I'm a helpless automaton, make an ultimatum to you
Hey, it's true
Machinery in my pocket, Ive even got a docket from you
I'm a helpless automaton, make an ultimatum to you
Hey, it's true
Machinery in my pocket, I've even got a docket from you
It's true
I'm a helpless automaton, make an ultimatum to you
Hey, it's true
Machinery in my pocket, I've even got a docket from you
From you
From you