Voltaire - The Mechanical Girl OFFICIAL

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Described by many as the most "Steampunk" song on the album, this song was inspired by a film by Miyazaki called "Laputa, Castle in the Sky". The Mechanical Girl is like the protector robot in that film who is very gentle until he feels the princess is threatened, then he becomes a war machine.

You are enjoying this song for free, but it was far from free to make. This album took 4 months and over $20,000 to make. PLEASE, if you enjoy what you hear and if you can, please consider purchasing this album at:
CDBABY: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/aureliovoltaire
or ITUNES: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/riding-a-black-unicorn.../id466669358

Credits:
Aurelio Voltaire- Vocals/guitar
Brian Viglione- Drums
Melora Creager- Cello
Maxim Moston- Violin
Ben Lively- Violin

LYRICS:

In the court of Augustine The Twelfth
The king reprimanded his men
And demanded they
Put to good use all his wealth to cure his deep ennui

For you see, he found that he was sad and lonely
Ever since his wife, the queen, got mad and
Rode off on his steed

In a glen beyond the castle wall
There was a tinker
And he was a thinker
The smartest man in all the world
He made a mechanical girl

For you see, his daughter passed away that summer
And though he knew he could not replace her
He missed his family

Suddenly a knock at the door went ra-ta-ta-ta-ta
And the kingsmen came in blowing horns ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba
"By order of His Highness
We're to take you and that...thing
To present your marvel to the king."

And so, over glen and through the castle walls
Over the moat, and into the great castle hall
When her master urged,
The robot girl emerged

When the king laid eyes upon the girl
He was delighted
His men all were knighted
He yelled aloud for all the world
"I'll take her for my queen!"

And the man screamed
"Please don't take my child!
I beg you, mighty king!"
And they grabbed him by his tailcoat
And threw him in the moat

Later in their wedding bed
The king was shocked to see
A tender kiss upon the cheek
Unleashed an armory
Rocket launchers and flamethrowing guns
Grew from her sides
And she grew to seven times her size

Run!

On the morn of August twenty-fourth
He was dejected when lest he expected
A knock was heard upon the door
It was his robot girl

For you see, he'd made her indestructible
It seems and she destroyed that awful kingdom
And they lived happily.

So you see, the moral of the story is:
Never take a child away from a loving parent
Especially not ones who make children who shoot rockets from their eyes

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[TheXavDesign]

When i hear this song, I'm so inspired to make a flash game out of this!

Once I'm advanced enough in my flash studies at school, this will be my big first project (given i get permission from Voltaire to use his song in it)

Go on, man.. We all love you!

[VoltaireMusicPage]

@TheXavDesign Absolutely! Do it! ; )

[jochemlol]

AURELIO! IT'S OFFICIAL! YOU'RE MY FAVORITE ARTIST! x3

[heatman34aqw]

@TheXavDesign Actually, this song is used in the game called "AQWorlds" in the event Friday the 13th... but good luck on your project :D

[HOWLERking]

Lol'd at the moral in the end

I mean, parents who make children shooting rockets from their eyes is pretty common nowadays.. right?

[samuraifungi]

totally love your music!! found out about this by sheer accident... i was searching for steampunk music, and whilst listen to the watchmaker's apprentice by the clockwork quartet, i saw this song on the sidebar... i am completely and utterly beyond excited for this cd!!

[059Amburst]

@TRminecrafter Same for me. I'd love to get sheet music for Voltaire's songs.

[KyanbasuH]

Who could hate this song?

[flipper1224]

laputa castle in the sky i have seen that movie but i thought that this song was inspired by metropolis

[TheKyuubi999]

Dear Voltaire, I love all your song so much. I just can't stop listening to them~

[Pudduj]

Some of the imagery from this song makes me think of RoboGeisha. I approve so heavily that my hand physically hurts from giving a prolonged thumbs up.

[narutomex123]

umm, do u send CDs to mexico?

[Romanee92]

As soon as I get a creditcard, I will buy this CD =)