What This microphone shocks my lips Am I being judged These cable cords catch my feet Am I about to fall He is a simple man He has a simple plan He wants to make things sound beautiful But he can't take the stage He can't contain his rage He's got the monitors all the way up He is the sound man He is the sound man He is the sound man And he gives sound advice He is the sound man He is the sound man He is the sound man And he's got me down flat in the studio Can't take his headphones off Although they hurt his head He smokes a cig instead On the radio He points at says "That's me!" Although I did not sing [?] or anything You can hear me I'm a ghost in the machine Can you hear me? No, I can't hear anything Turn the monitors up He is the sound man He is the sound man He is the sound man And he gives sound advice He is the sound man He is the sound man He is the sound man And he sees me sharp He is the sound man He is the sound man He is the sound man
He is the sound man I can see myself gaining weight Drinking pumpkin beer at the warehouse Losing my hair Learning the correct way to wrap wires Losing my hearing Losing count of the festivals Can we make the bands sound better than the sound they make? He is a simple man He has a simple plan He wants to make things sound beautiful He is the sound man He is the sound man He is the sound man I can't hear what you're saying to me He is the sound man He is the sound man He is the sound man Nobody listen to the sound man He is the sound man He is the sound man He is the sound man Make sure you listen to the sound man He is the sound man He is the sound man He is the sound man [?] No no no no I can still hear the f**ing click track I would be honored to be castrated at your hands Yes, I'd be happy to play tambourine in your band Oh, the dawn of a let me produce You gotta keep it loud to my news 'Cause I like it loud and loose I got a low fidelity