Not to be confused with The Machine.

"This Machine" is the theme of Team Dark in Sonic Heroes. It is performed by Julien-K and is sung from Shadow's point of view.

Lyrics

Alternate remixes

Connection to Team

• A shadow of myself, just who am I? - Shadow losing his memories.
• Scan horizons - Shadow trying to get information about his past.
• A tragic mystery - Shadow's tragic death at the end of Sonic Adventure 2, and his mysterious past.
• You could have left me here, sealed inside the pod - Rouge finding the stasis pod and accidentally releasing Shadow from suspended animation.
• We all danced in fire - The life-threatening situations they have all been in.
• Trapped in this machine - Shadow trapped in the stasis pod and Omega trapped by computer programming, Rouge working for the 'machine' that is GUN.
• Looking through a screen - Shadow through the glass of his stasis pod, Omega observing the world through a computer screen; metaphorically looking at the world through a 'screen' of dubious morals.
• With Rouge in the fight, electric vibes change surroundings - Rouge's flirtatious personality being 'electric', or her electric attacks in-game.
• A jewel in history - A metaphor for Rouge being something special, using a reference to her love of gems.
• A treasure disappears, as she goes - Rouge being a spy and international jewel thief makes treasures disappear - also a reference to her skills, beauty and charms leaving big impressions.
• This power is a key - Rouge is a key member of the team, also she released both Shadow and Omega.
• This power changes me - A reference to Rouge changing the attitude of her teammates, and many others around her.
• Chaos Control - Shadow's main ability.
• You didn't know - now I'm gonna show you / The power that is me - Shadow to Omega, is going to show him his full potential, and by doing so help Omega realize his own.
• You tried to take me down - stop the show - Omega trying to destroy Shadow when Rouge accidentally released him, or Omega being placed on standby with Shadow's pod by Dr. Eggman.
• Seems you've never tasted fear - or loss of control - Omega being an inorganic member, as robots are stereotypically emotionless
• The power lives in me - Chaos energy in Shadow, which fuels his powerful abilities.
• The power that is me - Shadow's chaos energy is not merely a part of him, it is him.