:: Mr. Roboto::                        

 

 

Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto,

You're wondering who I am-machine or mannequin
With parts made in Japan, I am the modren man

I've got a secret I've been hiding under my skin
My heart is human, my blood is boiling, my brain I.B.M.
So if you see me acting strangely, don't be surprised
I'm just a man who needed someone, and somewhere to hide
To keep me alive-just keep me alive
Somewhere to hide to keep me alive

I'm not a robot without emotions-I'm not what you see
I've come to help you with your problems, so we can be free
I'm not a hero, I'm not a saviour, forget what you know
I'm just a man whose circumstances went beyond his control
Beyond my control-we all need control
I need control-we all need control

I am the modren man, who hides behind a mask
So no one else can see my true identity
I'm Kilroy! Kilroy! Kilroy! Kilroy!

 

The STYX and mr roboto

The song tells part of the fictitious story of Robert Orin Charles Kilroy XXIX (ROCK), in the rock opera Kilroy Was Here. The song is sung by Kilroy, a rock and roll performer who was placed in an insane asylum by the anti-rock-and-roll Dr. Righteous. He escapes the prison by hiding inside the emptied-out metal shell of one of the ubiquitous "Mr. Roboto"-model robots who do menial jobs in the prison, and the song may be understood as Kilroy's dedication to the robot that he has killed in order to effect his escape.