If I were alive

If I were real

Would you survive?

What would you feel?



Heavy metal heavy metal machine

Heavy metal heavy metal machine

As sentimental as our broken dreams



Let me die for rock and roll

Let me die to save my soul

Let me die let me die rock and roll

Let the world forgive the past

Let all the girls kiss the boys at last

Let me go let me go rock and roll



Heavy metal, heavy metal machine

Heavy metal, a heavy metal machine

We're the metal in their metal machines

Heavy metal, heavy metal machine



If I were dead

Would my records sell?

Could you even tell?

Is it just as well?



Heavy metal, heavy metal machine

It's elemental to all the rust it brings

Heavy metal, heavy metal machine



Let me die for rock and roll

Let me die to save my soul

Let me die, let me die, rock and roll

Let the world forgive the past

Let all the girls kiss the boys at last

Let me go, let me go, rock and roll



Heavy metal, heavy metal machine

Heavy metal, a heavy metal machine

We're the metal in their droning schemes

Heavy metal, heavy metal machine



Will I survive?

Is it up to me?

Could you understand

That it's not yours to keep?



Heavy metal, heavy metal machine

Heavy metal, heavy metal machine

Heavy metal, heavy metal machine

Heavy metal, heavy metal machine