The Engine

it started in the morning
with a low and steady hum
by the time the sun went under
couldn't make it stop or come
something in the wiring
something in the bone
the engine just keeps running
even when i'm all alone

it won't stop
it won't quit
it won't bend
it won't sit

the engine keeps running
the engine keeps running
through the dark and through the day
the engine keeps running
the engine keeps running
it was never meant to stop anyway

i tried to find the off switch
tried to slow it to a crawl
every time i thought i had it
hit another wall
maybe i was built this way
maybe this is just the deal
the engine doesn't ask me
how i think or how i feel

it won't stop
it won't quit
it won't bend
it won't sit

the engine keeps running
the engine keeps running
through the dark and through the day
the engine keeps running
the engine keeps running
it was never meant to stop anyway

just the hum
just the pulse
just the beat
just the drive
just the hum
just the pulse
still alive

the engine keeps running
the engine keeps running
through the dark and through the day
the engine keeps running
the engine keeps running
it was never meant to stop anyway

still running…
still running…
still running…