Released: November 28, 1978
Songwriter: Gary Numan
Producer: Gary Numan
[Verse 1]
Me I've just died
But some machine keeps on humming
I'm just an extra piece of dead meat to keep running
Why won't you let me die in peace
Why won't you let me die with some kind of honour
Why won't you let me die at all
I know
You've got your principles
[Verse 2]
My body lies immobile
I left it days ago
And me i watch from somewhere
As the loved ones come and go
I see them glancing at the switch
I hear them whispering "maybe it's better that way"
I see the love turn into feelings
I know
Aren't quite the same
[Verse 3]
I see the men of learning
Pacing to and fro
But how can I expect the sane to ever know
I'd rather die than have no mind
I know my brain is gone "damaged beyond repair"
I see an empty shell below me
I know
I've had my time
Me I've just died
But some machine keeps on humming
I'm just an extra piece of dead meat to keep running
Why won't you let me die in peace
Why won't you let me die with some kind of honour
Why won't you let me die at all
I know
You've got your principles
[Verse 2]
My body lies immobile
I left it days ago
And me i watch from somewhere
As the loved ones come and go
I see them glancing at the switch
I hear them whispering "maybe it's better that way"
I see the love turn into feelings
I know
Aren't quite the same
[Verse 3]
I see the men of learning
Pacing to and fro
But how can I expect the sane to ever know
I'd rather die than have no mind
I know my brain is gone "damaged beyond repair"
I see an empty shell below me
I know
I've had my time
more tracks from the album
From the album
- Tubeway Army (1978)
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- Are ‘Friends’ Electric?
- Something’s in the House
- We Have a Technical
- The Life Machine
- My Love Is a Liquid
- Are You Real?
- The Dream Police
- Friends
- Steel and You
- Replicas
- The Machman
- Me! I Disconnect from You
- I Nearly Married a Human
- We Are So Fragile
- Zero Bars (Mr. Smith)
- The Crazies
- Everyday I Die
- That’s Too Bad (Single Version)
- Oh! Didn’t I Say
- Out of Sight
- Bombers (Original Version)
- Fadeout 1930
- This Machine (Original Version)
- Thoughts No. 2