When Robots Attack

When Robots Attack
Song
Artist	Lemon Demon
Written by	Neil Cicierega
Appears on	Damn Skippy
Sung by	Neil Cicierega
Duration	3:51
Tempo	130
Genre	Rock
Language	English
Links:	Needlejuice Remaster Original MP3 Original FLAC Instrumental Remastered Instrumental

When Robots Attack is the fourth track on Damn Skippy. In the album's commentary track, Neil states the song was supposed to be about Mr. Rogers, but "decided robots would be better."

An official music video for this song animated by Andrew Kepple was released to Newgrounds and Albino Blacksheep on January 3rd, 2006.

Description

The lyrics of this song refer to the presumed end of the world as a result of the creation of evil, angry robots. Lyrics like "Here comes the buzzsaws and rattling chains" paint a vivid picture, along with the music video's cartoonish representation of the killer machines.

Lyrics

Lock up your children.
    
Lock up your pets as well. (Your pets as well.)
It's time to panic, because 
something terrible is mad as Hell.
    
So read the papers,
and read the magazines. (The magazines.)
Something's approaching,
(oh no,
oh no.)
    
And no one knows exactly what it means,
but the killer machines are coming.
Don't let your guard down, and watch your back.
It's time to panic, panic, panic in the city, city, city under fire, fire, fire.
    
This is how to act...
    
When Robots Attack
(robot robot robot)
When Robots Attack
(robot robot robot)
When Robots Attack
(robot robot robot)
When Robots Attack
(robot robot robot)
    
They have malfunctioned.
They went insane
Here come the buzzsaws and rattling chains.
No way to stop them.
Nowhere to run.
Robotic destruction has now begun.
    
I hear the beeping.
I hear the people scream. (The people scream.)
I think we're finished.
(oh my God)
How I wish that this were just a dream...
    
It's like a nightmare.
Have they forgotten Johnny 5? (Johnny 5)
"No disassemble."
I have a feeling that we won't survive.
We'll be eaten alive by robots.
    
I see them rolling down the railroad track.
It's time to panic, panic, panic in the city, city, city under fire, fire, fire.
This is how I act.
    
When Robots Attack
(robot robot robot)
 When Robots Attack
(robot robot robot)
When Robots Attack
(robot robot robot)
When Robots Attack
(robot robot robot)
    
In man against machine,
machine will conquer all.
In man against machine,
machine will conquer all.
In man against machine,
machine will conquer all.
In man against machine,
machine will conquer all...

Music Video

• Original Flash file

• Rough mockup/storyboard

Trivia

• There’s a hidden director’s commentary in the Flash video that can only be seen by changing the window size to be larger than the default. The aspect ratio will be preserved, so a space above and below the stage will be visible. This only works when viewing the SWF in its own window, so attempting to find it on a standard Newgrounds window won’t work.

The cover of the song.

• The line “Have they forgotten Johnny 5? (Johnny 5.)“ No disassemble.” (No, no, no, no!)” is a reference to the character Johnny 5 from the movie Short Circuit.
• This song has an official instrumental.