“I've known one thing for a long time: there's a role in the big machine even for someone who makes fun of it.” DestinyConformitySatiristFatalismThe MachineDoing Your Part Book:Medea Source: Medea
“Broke your jaw once before Spilt your blood upon the floor You broke my leg in return So let's sit back and watch the bed burn Well love sticks sweat drips Break the lock if it don't fit A kick in the teeth is good for some A kiss with a fist is better than none” FlorenceThe MachineKiss With A Fist Author:Florence Welch
“The big guys who ran things didn't want you thinking or feeling. It slowed down production. They wanted you scared and working so you wouldn't bump up against the truth--life could be fun. Yup, they wanted you scared. They wanted you grim. They wanted you madly cranking out Barbie dolls or Post Toasties or Xerox, or they wanted you overworked and underpaid at teaching so you could at least feel smart, and they wanted you to keep having kids so you'd have to keep working at whatever job you were stuck in and not have time to think or feel or, if you did, you certainly wouldn't have time to do anything about it, or even get close to the big fun, the fun that belonged only to them. And then they wanted your kids to hop on the same treadmill.” ChildrenKidsAmericaFunWorkCapitalismCorporationsFree MarketThe Machine Book:Prisoners Source: Prisoners
“Leave all your love and your longing behind, you can't carry it with you if you want to survive.” LungsFlorenceThe MachineDog Days Are Over Author:Florence Welch and Isabella Summers