The second song on Newcleus’s album Jam on Revenge tells a love story of a woman and a robot.
The song’s synth lead was later sampled and made famous by the German Eurodance group Snap! who used it in their hit single “Rhythm Is a Dancer”
They met one day in a summer storm
Their senses told them that it was wrong
She was a young lady of 23
He was a child of technology
The scientists hadn't planned it this way
They just wanted to play God for a day
But their mistake was this two's pain
She refused to listen as he explained
"I'm an auto-man,"
"I'm made of wires...wires...wires..."
"I'm an auto-man,"
"There ain't no way that I could ever love you"
He wasn't programmed to understand
Though technically he was a man
Love wasn't in his capacity
Again he pleaded "why don't you see?"
"I'm an auto-man,"
"I'm made of wires...wires...wires..."
"I'm an auto-man,"
"There ain't no way that I could ever love you"
"I'm an auto-man,"
"I'm made of wires...wires...wires..."
"I'm an auto-man,"
"There ain't no way that I could ever love you"
She held him close as if to say
With tears in his eyes he pulled away
He said "I don't even have a heart beat...listen"
"I'm an auto-man,"
"I'm made of wires...wires...wires..."
"I'm an auto-man,"
"There ain't no way that I could ever love you"
"I'm an auto-man,"
"I'm made of wires...wires...wires..."
"I'm an auto-man,"
"There ain't no way that I could ever love you"
"No...no...no..."
Auto-Man was written by M.B. Cenac.
Auto-Man was produced by Joe Webb & Frank Fair.