"Mechanical Advantage"
lyrics by Benjamin Newman
ttto: "Take Advantage of Me" by Seanan McGuire

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The cute engineer in the oil-stained jeans
Says with a gleam in her eye:
We're none of us simple, and we're sure not machines
But that doesn't mean the rules don't apply

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	I thought that you had studied this, I thought you'd understand
	It isn't how much force you use, but how carefully you've planned
	You don't exactly rock my world, not with your bare hands
	But if you had a lever long enough, and somewhere to stand
		You could sweep me off my feet easily
		Take mechanical advantage of me

She measures attraction by the force that she feels
And she hopes that's the way that you swing
Her heart's a contraption made of wheels within wheels
She wants to give it to you on a string

	Now, no one's ever offered you quite that kind of gift
	When you say you can't accept it, she replies, a little miffed:
	If you can't take the tension, or if it simply won't shift
	Kick it into low gear, that's what gives me a lift
		It's irresistable (to a degree)
		Take mechanical advantage of me

Much as she seems to be entirely hooked
You've come to the end of your rope
While you stress and strain she grins and flashes a look
And says:  Consider the question of slope...

	We can do this plane and simple, or if you're so inclined
	Why not ramp things up a bit, that's what I always had in mind
	To where "normal" means "along a perpendicular line"
	I know all the angles, so just tell me your sine
		And we can almost defy gravity
		Take mechanical advantage of me