Time To Die Lyrics

Lyric discussion by damrat 

Cover art for Time To Die lyrics by Gary Numan

I always loved this song. Especially since it reminds me that Gary and I share a favorite movie: Blade Runner.

This song is essentially a synopsis of Roy Batty's (Rutger Hauer) final speech from "Blade Runner" where he is dying before Decker's (Harrison Ford) eyes. I get the impression that Gary related much to the Batty character. At least as much that Gary too has many indelible memories, both good and bad, that will be lost forever when he dies. As do we all, I suppose...