The mechanical wonder is
  It's just a noise in my room
  And i'm chasing the wonder and
  It's just a hole in my tune
  
  And the radio plays but it
  But it don't sing a song
  And the mechanical thunder is
  What is all going wrong
  
  And i walk down the road and i
  I awake in a tune
  But the mechanical thunder is
  It's just a noise in my room
  
  And we rode it once
  On a thundering night
  So i'll walk with you
  Where the locks take flight
  
  Oh machines make our lives today
  And i like them the best
  But the mechanical thunder is
  It's just a noise in my head
  
  And the radio plays at me
  But it don't sing a song
  But the mechanical wonder is
  How it's all going wrong
  
  And they rode it once ("And we rode it once" on last chorus)
  On a thundering night
  So i'll walk with you
  Where the locks take flight
  And we'll keep on through
  It's where the road don't roar
  Where the farm once stood
  Where the union crawls, big time
  
  They're machines that i'm walking from
  Though they play in the songs
  And the dreams that you're holding on
  Don't hold on for so long
  
  So i'm hiding machines away
  But i'll keep them for you
  But the things that you wanna say
  it's just a noise in my room
  
  And i look at the picture now
  And there's a weight on us all
  But the mechanical wonder is
  It's a cure one and all
  
  Repeat full chorus with slight variation