Mathieu Breaks Every Machine
M
Martin Renaud
male vocals
breaks
triumphant chorus.
Crunchy indie rock with male vocals
overdriven guitars and a loose
swinging drum groove. Verses stay dry and close-mic’d
bass walking under muted chords; chorus widens with doubled vocals
splashy cymbals and a snarky gang shout on the hook. Bridge strips to bass and vocal before a final noisy
Created Feb 5, 2026
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Mathieu Lamothe
Punches in at eight
Coffee in a paper cup
Already running late
Every switch he touches
Flickers
Coughs
Then dies
He shrugs and fills the forms out
Tiny tired eyes
[Chorus]
Mathieu breaks every machine
And nobody cares at all
They just patch it with tape and a dream
’til the next bolt shakes loose and falls
In a town held together by string
He’s the ghost in the gears
Unseen
Mathieu breaks every machine
(and they still call it routine)
[Verse 2]
Printer jams on Monday
Garbage truck on Tuesday
Traffic lights on Main Street
Stuck on red all day
He’s standing in the smoke cloud
Clipboard in his hand
Boss just signs the time sheet
“Do the best you can”
[Chorus]
Mathieu breaks every machine
And nobody cares at all
They just patch it with tape and a dream
’til the next bolt shakes loose and falls
In a town held together by string
He’s the ghost in the gears
Unseen
Mathieu breaks every machine
(and they still call it routine)
[Bridge]
Maybe he’s a warning
Maybe he’s a sign
That the whole cracked city
Is running out of time
But they just laugh
“That’s Mathieu
That’s just how it’s been”
While another rusted motor
Gives up from within
[Chorus]
Mathieu breaks every machine
And nobody cares at all
They just patch it with tape and a dream
’til the next bolt shakes loose and falls
In a town held together by string
He’s the ghost in the gears
Unseen
Mathieu breaks every machine
(and they still call it routine)
Mathieu Lamothe
Punches in at eight
Coffee in a paper cup
Already running late
Every switch he touches
Flickers
Coughs
Then dies
He shrugs and fills the forms out
Tiny tired eyes
[Chorus]
Mathieu breaks every machine
And nobody cares at all
They just patch it with tape and a dream
’til the next bolt shakes loose and falls
In a town held together by string
He’s the ghost in the gears
Unseen
Mathieu breaks every machine
(and they still call it routine)
[Verse 2]
Printer jams on Monday
Garbage truck on Tuesday
Traffic lights on Main Street
Stuck on red all day
He’s standing in the smoke cloud
Clipboard in his hand
Boss just signs the time sheet
“Do the best you can”
[Chorus]
Mathieu breaks every machine
And nobody cares at all
They just patch it with tape and a dream
’til the next bolt shakes loose and falls
In a town held together by string
He’s the ghost in the gears
Unseen
Mathieu breaks every machine
(and they still call it routine)
[Bridge]
Maybe he’s a warning
Maybe he’s a sign
That the whole cracked city
Is running out of time
But they just laugh
“That’s Mathieu
That’s just how it’s been”
While another rusted motor
Gives up from within
[Chorus]
Mathieu breaks every machine
And nobody cares at all
They just patch it with tape and a dream
’til the next bolt shakes loose and falls
In a town held together by string
He’s the ghost in the gears
Unseen
Mathieu breaks every machine
(and they still call it routine)