I Killed a Robot (With my Bare Hands)

from Hard-Won Fight and Other Stories by Travis Atwell

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I killed a robot with my bare hands
I cracked its code, put in a self-destruct command

I don't know why I did it
I think I wanted to be cool

I went to Mars and built a parking lot
I figure soon they're gonna put a mall around

Tear down Olympus Mons
and put an outlet on the moon

Chorus:

I've lived a hundred thousand lifetimes
more than you
And when I die I'll just come back
as someone new

I went to space
inside a light wave
You haven't lived
until you've lived it my way

I am coming to get you

I wrote a book but not the last page
You know that I could never stand an ending anyway

Maybe I'll read it someday
When I'm in a better mood

I went in time to see the old day
I met Siddhartha and he took me to his happy place

Well I was disappointed
he didn't offer me any food

Chorus
-robots cheer in mechanical jubilation-

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from Hard-Won Fight and Other Stories, released March 12, 2017

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Travis Atwell Carrboro, North Carolina

Travis Atwell is, foremost, a passionate believer in the power of storytelling and language. He has been writing songs for nearly a decade, capturing the highest and the lowest emotional and experiential images of youth and young adulthood.His music is designed to create an intimate, refined, and emotional experience that glides seamlessly between introspective melancholy and unbridled fun. ... more

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