Tina Arena - The Machine's Breaking Down Lyrics






Proven patterns breaking down
All controls gone underground
We should have never come to this
Yet here we stand
Devoid of optimists

The machine's breaking down
The machine's breaking down
The machine's breaking down
We set the wheels in motion
Now we're caught in the commotion
The machine's breaking down

Lebanon, Iraq, Iran
Ethiopia and Afghanistan
Religion and politics, plunder and rape
While the weak cow down
And pray for escape

The machine's breaking down
The machine's breaking down
The machine's breaking down
We set the wheels in motion
Now we're caught in the commotion
The machine's breaking down

Addicts bent on self-destruction
A billion dollars for the masters of seduction
Despair and hope go hand in hand
Charting the inevitable course of man
Bloody images bounce off the wall
As the satellite pictures tell it all
While common goals and common ground
Disappear as the world breaks down

The machine's breaking down
The machine's breaking down
The machine's breaking down
We set the wheels in motion
Now we're caught in the commotion
The machine's breaking down

The machine's breaking down
The machine's breaking down
The machine's breaking down
The machine's breaking down
[Repeat to fade]





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  1. R.... S....

    As cheesy as the song so political and relevant even in today's world. Quite sad things haven't changed 30 years on

  2. D.... D....

    To Scott, I think the image at 0:27 is Moonee Ponds train station in Melbourne..........next time I'm over there, I'll double check! Tina grew up in Moonee Ponds and East Keilor, so it would have been a deliberate choice for a location shoot for her. Cheers.

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    Diana Dodig : Ah, thanks a million. Now you've got me going...I'll have to check it out myself.
    😘

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    It's Spotswood Railway Station (Spotswood Is the location of where the video was shot)

  3. M.... L....

    Cheesy shit.

  4. S.... B....

    This has been bugging me for years:
    The location shown at 0:25...where is that? I'm from Melbourne, the building is totally familiar to me but I still can't figure out where it is!
    Looks obviously like the entrance to one of our train stations, but I can't place it.
    Anybody know so I can sleep at night?

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    Newport train station.

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    @Salik Silverstein Thanks a million! Can sleep now!

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    Spotswood Railway Station

  5. E.... F....

    tina! i wish you could caption all your music videos.

  6. H.... 0....

    ha ha diarrhea viscosity song

  7. R.... ....

    Imma HUGE Tina Arena fan and have to say that this song is my all-time fave of hers... :)

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    +RetroRuler1972 Well if you love poo

  8. D.... H....

    Nice track/video. Reminds me of the 90s

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    It's from 1990

  9. R.... C....

    Express Yourself?

  10. a.... ....

    Omg love love love

  11. A.... A....

    Tina I am SO GLAD you have uploaded the videos for Machine and Body - the horrible quality ones served on YouTube do not do these gems justice. Thank you!