Seventy Thousand Machines
This take on the contract-review anthem closes on an unplugged note instead of riding the riff straight to the end.
The stories behind Seventy Thousand Machines
- The Symphonic Metal Behind 'Seventy Thousand Machines' — This take on the contract-review anthem closes on an unplugged note instead of riding the riff straight to the end.
- The Real Department Behind 'Seventy Thousand Machines' — A symphonic-metal anthem is built on a real hospital system's numbers: tens of thousands of devices, a lean staff, and a hard look at what vendor contracts actually cost.
Lyrics
70 ,000 machines are breathing
in the dark
120 of us Keep
the spark
Six campuses spread out along the line
2 ,500 beds and
everyone is lying to fight
We pulled the service contracts,
everyone
400 on the table till the work was done
70 ,000 machines
120 people keep the dream
We counted it every time
Bleeding out the door
We don't give it away
Not anymore
They called it full service
Called it peace of mind
We call the bluff and read the fine
Print line by line 70 ,000 machines
120 people keep the dream
We counted every dollar
Bleeding out the door
We don't give it away
Not anymore
We
We were literally just giving money away
Four years later We found another
way
Oh, oh,
70 ,000 machines
120 people keep the dream
We count it every time we're bleeding out the door
We don't give it away
Not
