Mr. Roboto

"Mr. Roboto" is a song written by Dennis DeYoung of the band Styx, and recorded on the Styx album Kilroy Was Here. It was also released as a 45 RPM single in a 4:44 single edit, which has the synthesizer intro and a bar at the finale removed (available on Greatest Hits released by PolyTel in Canada in 1992), with the song "Snowblind" (from their previous album Paradise Theatre) as the B-side. In Canada, it went to #1 on the RPM national singles chart. In the U.S., it reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in April 1983.

[​Intro]​ (Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto) どうもありがとうミスターロボット (domo arigato Mr. Roboto) また会う日まで (mata au hima de) どうもありがとうミスターロボット (domo arigato Mr. Roboto) 秘密を知りたい (himitsu wo shiri tai) [Verse 1] You're wondering who I am (Secret, secret, I've got a secret) Machine or mannequin (Secret, secret, I've got a secret) With parts made in Japan (Secret, secret, I've got a secret) I am the modren man [Verse 2] I've got a secret I've been hiding under my skin My heart is human, my blood is boiling, my brain IBM So if you see me acting strangely, don't be surprised I'm just a man who needed someone and somewhere to hide To keep me alive, just keep me alive Somewhere to hide to keep me alive [Verse 3] I'm not a robot without emotions, I'm not what you see I've come to help you with your problems, so we can be free I'm not a hero, I'm not a savior, forget what you know I'm just a man whose circumstances went beyond his control Beyond my control, we all need control I need control, we all need control [Verse 4] I am the modren man (Secret, secret, I've got a secret) Who hides behind a mask (Secret, secret, I've got a secret) So no one else can see (Secret, secret, I've got a secret) My true identity [Bridge] Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto Domo (domo), domo (domo) Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto Domo (domo), domo (domo) Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto (Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto) Thank you very much, Mr. Roboto (Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto) For doing the jobs that nobody wants to (Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto) And thank you very much, Mr. Roboto (Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto) For helping me escape just when I needed to (Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto) Thank you! Thank you, thank you! (Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto) I wanna thank you! (Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto) Please, thank you! (Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto) Ohhhh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Yaaaa-ahhhh! [Verse 5]​ The problem's plain to see Too much technology Machines to save our lives Machines dehumanize [Verse 6] The time has come at last (Secret, secret, I've got a secret) To throw away this mask (Secret, secret, I've got a secret) Now everyone can see (Secret, secret, I've got a secret) My true identity [​Outro] I'm Kilroy! Kilroy! Kilroy! Kilroy