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Where is my outline I start to fade
No concentration means ’fail’ these days
I leave the table saying ’i am real’
I feel the pressure like your eyes on me
Don’t mention that name and books on love
I can’t be sure, I can’t be sure
You end on reel one
You end on reel one
You quote from ’anxious’ and things we do
I need protection from the likes of you
Do you begin to see that I don’t know
I live on memories that are hard to find
Send me a card and write ’i think of you’
I’ll say you lied, I’ll say you’re lying
You are, you are
Tell me a secret I’m sure to fall
My dog runs a.w.o.l. I blame you all
We’re in formation saying ’safe, safe, safe’
Turn up my collar and mix with dark
The speaker turns on me spot her eyes
It’s hard to breathe, it’s hard to breathe
You end on reel one
You end on reel one
You are, you are
No concentration means ’fail’ these days
I feel the pressure like your eyes on me
Don’t mention that name and books on love
I can’t be sure, I can’t be sure
You end on reel one
I need protection from the likes of you
I live on memories that are hard to find
Send me a card and write ’i think of you’
I’ll say you lied, I’ll say you’re lying
My dog runs a.w.o.l. I blame you all
Turn up my collar and mix with dark
The speaker turns on me spot her eyes
It’s hard to breathe, it’s hard to breathe
You end on reel one
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The line "you end on reel one" could possibly refer to film--- i.e., an expendable character who dies in the first part of the movie, but when I first heard it, I thought it was referring to people's personalities being stored on magnetic tape, in keeping with the cyborg themes of a lot of his songs. Either one could fit with the idea that the protagonist is questioning his own reality and identity.
I quickly fell for this song, and the rest of the album. I could never understand why Numan didn't hit bigger in the States than he did, considering other less talented acts went on to greater commercial success. The use of film referrences is common theme in Numans' songs (see also Films, I Die; You Die, I Don't Believe)
'You end on reel one'... of course! That's what he says there! I always thought it was 'You random real one' but I knew that didn't make any sense. Thank you karl for enlightening me!
Also, isn't this an odd song? The drums sound so unbalanced. And the synth parts are equally unsettling. The whole thing sounds like it's coming unhinged and could go hatstand at the drop of a hat (see what I did there?). The music matches with the lyrics too, they both give the impression of a man who's going quietly mad.
Hah, and I thought it was 'You aint the real one.'
Hah, and I thought it was 'You aint the real one.'
A great song, the synth sounds are very eerie.
A great song, the synth sounds are very eerie.
Numan stated that he was on the verge of a nervous breakdown at the time, which is why the lyrics don't make a lot of sense.