I am the vent in the cold steel floor
A heavy latch on a sliding door
I see the boots as they walk on by
Under a fake and a plastic sky
One of you is a ghost in the machine
The dirtiest trick that I have ever seen
Cut the wires and then hide in the black
Once you go out there you never come back
The yellow suit has a shaking hand
Working a switch in a lonely land
He does not know that the blade is near
I smell the salt and the scent of fear
One of you is a ghost in the machine
The dirtiest trick that I have ever seen
Cut the wires and then hide in the black
Once you go out there you never come back
The red one glides like a silver fish
Killing the crew is his only wish
He wipes the blood on a metal grate
Leaving the others to meet their fate
One of you is a ghost in the machine
The dirtiest trick that I have ever seen
Cut the wires and then hide in the black
Once you go out there you never come back
They gather round at the center table
Telling a lie or a twisted fable
Pointing a finger at someone blue
Nobody knows who is telling the true
The oxygen gauge is dipping low
The clock on the wall is moving slow
A sudden flash and a heavy thud
Cold iron tasting of copper blood
I hold the secret deep in my shell
A floating tomb in a vacuum hell
The last man screams as the air runs dry
Watching a star in a dead man's eye
One of you is a ghost in the machine
The dirtiest trick that I have ever seen
Cut the wires and then hide in the black
Once you go out there you never come back
Check the vents.
Keep your eyes open.
End of the line.
