Songwriter: Charli XCX

Producer: Darren Bazzoni

[Intro]
Yeah yeah yeah
Oh oh, la-da-da-da
I sit up in my room at night
Hold on to my pillow tight
My dreams are being invaded by something I don't know

[Verse 1]
I hear these words in my mind
I don't know who put them there, but they sure ain't mine
Who's inside everyone's brain?
Cause recently everybody's been acting all the same
But now I know

[Chorus]
Who writes the songs?
The machines do
Who rights the wrongs?
The machines do
Who plants the bombs?
The machines do
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

[Verse 2]
How did they get inside my head?
Making us feel so cold and dead
Your thoughts being captured as well
Replacing originality
With the same story we all tell

[Chorus]
Who writes the songs?
The machines do
Who rights the wrongs?
The machines do
Who plants the bombs?
The machines do
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Who writes the songs?
The machines do, they do
Who rights the wrongs?
The machines do
Who plants the bombs?
The machines do
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

[Bridge]
I don't know where my words are from
I don't know where my friends have gone
I keep trying to break these rules
But my words, they never flow through
What's happening in the world today?
Seems like my mind has gone astray
It's okay to lose control
But I've never felt so lost before

But now I know

[Chorus]
Who writes the songs?
The machines do, they do
Who rights the wrongs?
The machines do
Who plants the bombs?
The machines do
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Who writes the songs?
The machines do
Who rights the wrongs?
The machines do
Who plants the bombs?
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

[Outro]
Machines

Charli XCX

Charlotte Emma Aitchison (born 2 August 1992), known professionally as Charli XCX, is an English singer-songwriter known for her eclectic style. She began making music at fourteen, and her debut release was a 2008 limited-edition album aptly titled 14.

By 2010, Charli signed to Atlantic Records, and released her debut single “Stay Away” in May 2011. She released her “real” debut album, True Romance, in 2013. The record met critical acclaim but failed to attain much commercial success. Charli’s true breakthrough came with the release of hit collaborations like Iggy Azalea’s “Fancy” and Icona Pop’s “I Love It.”

In April 2014, Charli found solo success with “Boom Clap,” which was featured on the soundtrack of The Fault in Our Stars. It’s now certified triple platinum in the United States and gold in her native United Kingdom. Her sophomore album, Sucker, was a pop-punk oriented effort and enjoyed more success than her debut. “Break The Rules,” “Doing It” (featuring Rita Ora), and “Famous” all performed well on the UK singles chart.