

I Am Not a Robot - Single
Marina and The Diamonds
2010
2010
[Verse 1]
You've been acting awful tough lately
Smoking a lot of cigarettes lately
But inside, you're just a little baby, oh
It's okay to say you've got a weak spot
You don't always have to be on top...
I Am Not a Robot
Marina
[Verse 1]
You've been acting awful tough lately
Smoking a lot of cigarettes lately
But inside, you're just a little baby, oh
It's okay to say you've got a weak spot
You don't always have to be on top
Better to be hated than loved, loved, loved for what you're not
[Pre-Chorus 1]
You're vulnerable, you're vulnerable
You are not a robot
You're loveable, so loveable
But you're just troubled
[Chorus]
Guess what? I'm not a robot, a robot
Guess what? I'm not a robot, a robot
[Verse 2]
You've been hanging with the unloved kids
Who you never really liked and you never trusted
But you are so magnetic, you pick up all the pins
Never committing to anything
You don't pick up the phone when it ring, ring, rings
Don't be so pathetic, just open up and sing
[Pre-Chorus 2]
I'm vulnerable, I'm vulnerable
I am not a robot
You're loveable, so loveable
But you're just troubled
[Chorus]
Guess what? I'm not a robot, a robot
Guess what? I'm not a robot, a robot
[Bridge]
Can you teach me how to feel real?
Can you turn my power off?
And let the drum beat drop
[Chorus]
Guess what? I'm not a robot a robot
Guess what? I'm not a robot, a robot
Guess what? I'm not a robot, a robot
Guess what? I'm not a robot, a robot
Guess what? I'm not a robot, a robot
Guess what? I'm not a robot, a robot
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“I Am Not A Robot” is track #3 on Marina's debut album The Family Jewels. It was originally included on Marina's 2009 The Crown Jewels EP.
Marina said that this song and “Numb” “are both about being emotionally detached. Even though I'm this jolly and bubbly person on the surface, I'm very different with certain people.”
The song speaks for those who are hurting deep down but makes a strong facade. It tells them to acknowledge their vulnerabilities and it's ok for them to be a person, to be weak at something.