The Boy Who Became a Machine

about this song

In this song, one of the two main characters of the album/story, Socrates, is introduced. He begins the story within a story, and begins to tell the listeners about a boy he once knew. He states that he is "doomed" to tell this story forever, as though it is part of his punishment. Though neither the extent of his plight nor the circumstances which led him here are revealed, the main plot point is revealed right from the title... "The Boy Who Became a Machine.

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