Gary Numan

Released: September 15, 2011

Songwriter: Ade Fenton Gary Numan

Producer: Ade Fenton Gary Numan

Sometimes things don't work out the way you planned
Sometimes words don't say the things you mean
Sometimes you can't explain the way you feel
Sometimes when we smile we tell the same lie

With a whisper - everything you know
Is torn away and life just stops
With a whisper - everything you are
Just falls apart and dies

And all those things that you meant to change
Are thoughts lost on the way to this
And all those sorries you never said
All words lost on the wind

Did you ever wonder about the end?
Did you ever wish that I was still there?
Did you ever call my name by mistake?
Did you ever cry yourself to sleep?

Slowly, slowly - we lose the love that binds us
Slowly, slowly - we lose the care that holds us
Slowly, slowly - we lose the time that shares us
Slowly, slowly - we lose the heart to save us

Sometimes things are not the way they seem
Sometimes friends are not the friends they seem
Sometimes time is not the cure it seems
Sometimes love is not the love we dream of

Gary Anthony James Webb (born 8 March 1958), known professionally as Gary Numan, is an English singer, songwriter, composer, musician and record producer.

Born in Hammersmith, West London, he first entered the music industry as lead singer of the new wave band Tubeway Army. After releasing two albums with the band, Numan released his debut solo album The Pleasure Principle in 1979.

With number-one singles “Are ‘Friends’ Electric?” and “Cars”, Numan achieved his peak of mainstream popularity in the late 1970s and early 1980s, but maintains a cult following.

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