The Boilerplate (The Story of a Victorian Robot)

The Boilerplate For fighting made Steam breathing man With mind of his own So many fights So many wars They were reflected In your robot eyes Times They keep secrets away From your eyes Saved lives of men Antarctic ice You left your homeland For greatest war When people killed Without remorse You have no life You have nothing to fear Boilerplate, Boilerplate They said: “You must fight Fighting to the end” Boilerplate, Boilerplate You know you will leave Foolish stay with war Boilerplate, Boilerplate Boilerplate, Boilerplate They said: “You must fight To all wars' end.” Times They keep secrets away From your eyes Why did they create The Boilerplate? To prevent the deaths of men at war In the nation's conflicts of the world Death has no full power over steel Designed for the self-proclaimed purpose Of preventing the deaths of men in the conflicts of nations The Boilerplate disappeared in the First World War Obviously having no desire to participate in the war actions The use of force The use of violence To solve all problems Is the disease of mankind The brightest minds Of all mankind Can't understand That killing's no way out Boilerplate, Boilerplate They said: “You must fight Fighting to the end” Boilerplate, Boilerplate You know, you will leave Foolish stay with war Boilerplate, Boilerplate Boilerplate, Boilerplate They said: “You must fight To all wars' end”