Released: December 15, 1984
Songwriter: Gary Numan
Producer: Gary Numan
[Intro]
Why give orders?
Why give speeches?
[Verse 1]
No more questions
No more answers
All that's left is the fear
No more questions
No more answers
All that's left is the fear
I can feel they're here
I can feel the cold
I can't fight for long
This machine runs down
[Pre-Chorus]
If I had a picture
I could say it's all for you
[Chorus]
Why give orders?
Why make speeches?
Give me a reason to stay
[Verse 2]
This dying machine
I can hear me scream
I've nowhere to run
I've nowhere to hide
[Pre-Chorus]
I can only wonder
I can only wonder why
[Chorus]
Why give orders?
Why make speeches?
Give me a reason to die
[Pre-Chorus]
I can only wonder
I can only wonder why
I can only wonder
I can only wonder why
[Chorus]
Why give orders?
Why make speeches?
Give me a reason to die
Why give orders?
Why make speeches?
Give me a reason to die
[Verse 3]
This shape comes apart
Everything breaks down
And me, I'm trapped inside
And here inside it ends
[Bridge]
There's nothing I can do
There's nothing I can do now
If I had a picture
I could say it's all for you
I can only wonder
I can only wonder why
[Chorus]
Why give orders?
Why make speeches?
Give me a reason to die
Why give orders?
Why make speeches?
Give me a reason to die
Why give orders?
Why make speeches?
Give me a reason to die
Why give orders?
Why make speeches?
Give me a reason to die
Why give orders?
Why give speeches?
[Verse 1]
No more questions
No more answers
All that's left is the fear
No more questions
No more answers
All that's left is the fear
I can feel they're here
I can feel the cold
I can't fight for long
This machine runs down
[Pre-Chorus]
If I had a picture
I could say it's all for you
[Chorus]
Why give orders?
Why make speeches?
Give me a reason to stay
[Verse 2]
This dying machine
I can hear me scream
I've nowhere to run
I've nowhere to hide
[Pre-Chorus]
I can only wonder
I can only wonder why
[Chorus]
Why give orders?
Why make speeches?
Give me a reason to die
[Pre-Chorus]
I can only wonder
I can only wonder why
I can only wonder
I can only wonder why
[Chorus]
Why give orders?
Why make speeches?
Give me a reason to die
Why give orders?
Why make speeches?
Give me a reason to die
[Verse 3]
This shape comes apart
Everything breaks down
And me, I'm trapped inside
And here inside it ends
[Bridge]
There's nothing I can do
There's nothing I can do now
If I had a picture
I could say it's all for you
I can only wonder
I can only wonder why
[Chorus]
Why give orders?
Why make speeches?
Give me a reason to die
Why give orders?
Why make speeches?
Give me a reason to die
Why give orders?
Why make speeches?
Give me a reason to die
Why give orders?
Why make speeches?
Give me a reason to die
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