Lyric discussion by Audreymoo 

Cover art for Numb lyrics by Pet Shop Boys

DON'T WANNA HEAR THE NEWS/ WHAT'S GOING ON/ WHAT'S COMING THROUGH/ I DON'T WANNA KNOW/ DON'T WANNA KNOW/ JUST WANNA HIDE AWAY/ MAKE MY ESCAPE/ I WANT THE WORLD/ TO LEAVE ME ALONE/ FEELS LIKE I FEEL TOO MUCH/ I'VE SEEN TOO MUCH/ FOR A LITTLE WHILE/ I WANT TO FORGET

I WANNA BE NUMB/ I DON'T WANNA FEEL THIS PAIN NO MORE/ WANA LOSE TOUCH/ I JUST WANNA GO AND LOCK THE DOOR/ I DON'T WANNA THINK/ I DON'T WANNA FEEL NOTHING/ I WANNA BE NUMB/ I JUST WANNA BE/ WANNA BE NUMB

CAN'T FIND NO SPACE TO BREATHE/ WORLD'S CLOSING IN/ RIGHT ON ME NOW/ WELL THAT'S HOW IT FEELS/ THAT'S HOW IT FEELS/ TOO MUCH LIGHT THERE'S TOO MUCH SOUND/ I WANNA TURN IT OFF/ WANNA SHUT IT OUT/ I NEED SOME RELIEF/ THINK THAT LIKE I THINK TOO MUCH/ I'VE SEEN TOO MUCH/ THERE'S JUST TOO MUCH/ THOUGHT IN MY HEAD

I WANNA BE NUMB/ I DON'T WANNA FEEL THIS PAIN NO MORE/ WANA LOSE TOUCH/ I JUST WANNA GO AND LOCK THE DOOR/ I DON'T WANNA THINK/ I DON'T WANNA FEEL NOTHING/ I WANNA BE NUMB/ I JUST WANNA BE/ WANNA BE / TAKEN AWAY FROM ALL THE MADNESS/ NEED TO ESCAPE/ ESCAPE FROM THE PAIN/ I'M OUT ON THE EDGE/ ABOUT TO LOSE MY MIND/ FOR A LITTLE WHILE/ FOR A LITTLE WHILE/ I WANNA BE NUMB

I DON'T WANNA THINK/ I DON'T WANNA FEEL NOTHING/ I WANNA BE NUMB/ I DON'T WANNA FEEL THIS PAIN NO MORE/ WANA LOSE TOUCH/ I JUST WANNA GO AND LOCK THE DOOR/ I DON'T WANNA THINK/ I DON'T WANNA FEEL NOTHING/ I WANNA BE NUMB/ I JUST WANNA BE/ WANNA BE NUMB/ I JUST WANNA BE/ WANNA BE NUMB/ ALL THE MADNESS/ I WANNA BE NUMB

This is a bit more complete...i love this song! to me its about always having to deal with something, and being exhausted, and wanting to just shut the door on the world and be apathetic for a while.