The mechanical wonder is
Its just a noise in my room
And Im chasing the wonder and
Its just a hole in my tune

And the radio plays but it
But it dont 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
Its just a noise in my room

And we rode it once
On a thundering night
So Ill 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
Its just a noise in my head

And the radio plays at me
But it dont sing a song
But the mechanical wonder is
How its all going wrong

And they rode it once ("And we rode it once" on last chorus)
On a thundering night
So Ill walk with you
Where the locks take flight
And well keep on through
Its where the road dont roar
Where the farm once stood
Where the union crawls, big time

Theyre machines that Im walking from
Though they play in the songs
And the dreams that youre holding on
Dont hold for so long

So Im hiding machines away
But Ill keep them for you
But the things that you wanna say
Is just a noise in my room

And I look at the picture now
And theres a weight on us all
But the mechanical wonder is
Its a cure one and all

(Repeat full chorus with slight variation)