The Measure of a Man

by Mister Data

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lyrics

Ones and zeros all in a row
I still don’t know which way to go
Misbehavior registers illogical
Every movement economical

Stone cold logic incomplete
I wish I had a warm heartbeat
Maybe I should learn to play the violin
Or find myself a feline friend

Oooh
Can you tell me?
Could you show me? 

They say it is the human way
So I will fight against
This program that my maker made
I’m running out of space
Maybe I will make
The measure of a man someday

Ones and zeros all in a row
I still don’t know which way to go
Misbehavior registers illogical
Every movement economical

Oooh
Can you tell me?
Could you show me?

They say it is the human way
So I will fight against
This program that my maker made
I’m running out of space
Maybe I will make the measure of a man

I try to trace the human nature
Square by square upon graph paper
I, oh I
I play the game but by their rules
I end up looking like the fool
I, oh I
Is this what they would call cruel?

They say it is the human way
So I will fight against
This program that my maker made
I’m running out of space
Maybe I will make the measure of a man someday
It is the human way
So I will fight against
This program that my maker made
I’m running out of space
So maybe I will make the measure of a man someday

credits

released March 17, 2023
vocals/keyboard: Ellen Story
guitar/vocals: Austin Sepulvado
bass: Marshall Graves
drums/perc: Gus Alvarado
synthesizers: Jason Willis
written by Ellen Story
produced by Mister Data and Steven Christensen
engineered and mixed by Steve Christensen
mastered by Chris Longwood
cover art by Carolina Hernandez

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photo: Daniel Jackson

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