Steam Powered Giraffe (SPG) is an American steampunk musical comedy project formed in San Diego in 2008, self-described as "a musical act that combines robot pantomime, puppetry, ballet, comedy, projections, and music". Created and led by identical twins David Michael Bennett and Isabella "Bunny" Bennett, the act combines music and improvisational comedy on-stage, although their studio works focus almost solely on music.
Steam Powered Giraffe has its own fictional mythology
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Bm Ever since the first time I opened my eyes D I've awakened to the same thing F#mBm Other automaton friends roughly built like me
Bm The first time I opened my mouth to speak D steam escaped to the air F#mBm and black oil dripped from my lips and onto the ground
Bm Well daylight struck a chord with my photo-receptors D Night greeted me with a sea of stars F#mBm Our eyes all flashed blues and greens through the night
It's just our
BmD Aaaaaaaaaah Automatonic F#m Electronic A Harmonics
Bm People are soaring, always exploring, D higher than they've ever been before F#m But we are still down here, feet on the ground near A what will rise us up with the rest
Bm Our thoughts are quixotic, stark and robotic, D mechanical in nature all the time F#m And pulses are firing in our head wiring, A guiding all our actions and beings
It's just our
BmD Aaaaaaaaaah Automatonic F#m Electronic A Harmonics
ABm I am not an unimaginable thing DA My thoughts are tangible though they're full of springs ABm I don't have the heart to send you untruthful words DA My skin is cold to the touch and made from the earth
They say
BmDF#m Oh, oh it's so down, but baby its sound A makes your worries cease to pound
BmDF#m And oh, maybe it's alright, 'cause baby it fights A for some time just to be held tight
BmDF#m And oh, maybe it's not wrong, 'cause it sings a lovely song A one that drifts on for so long
BmDF#m And oh, baby let's not lie, it's eyes are alive A and pointed up shining light to the sky
It's just our
BmD Aaaaaaaaaah Automatonic F#m Electronic A Harmonics
BmAF#m Epic and so cool BmAF#m Epic and so cool BmAF#m Epic and so cool BmAF#m Epic and so cool
BmD Aaaaaaaaaah Automatonic F#m Electronic A Harmonics
BmD Aaaaaaaaaah Automatonic F#m Electronic A Harmonics