Gary Numan

Released: August 30, 1980

Songwriter: Gary Numan

Producer: Gary Numan

[Verse 1]
This is not love
This is not even worth a point of view
In Echo Park, I
Pause for effect and whisper "who are you?"

[Chorus]
They crawl out of their holes for me
And I die: you die
Hear them laugh, watch them turn on me
And I die: you die
See my scars, they call me such things
Tear me, tear me, tear me

[Verse 2]
Now I have your names
Screaming "you will suffer" and "you're all too late"
Now I feel young
Does everything stop when the old TAPE fails?

[Chorus]
They crawl out of their holes for me
And I die: you die
Hear them laugh, watch them turn on me
And I die: you die
See my scars, they call me such things
Tear me, tear me, tear me

[Outro]
But I'm still frightened by the telephone

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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