Gary Numan Splinter Lyrics
So we’ve waited seven years for a new proper studio album. Was it worth the wait? Well I certainly think so. I’ll be honest it’s the first Numan album in a long time I’ve loved every track on a first listen, and that’s pretty amazing for any album.
So I have decided to blog the lyrics, mainly for those of you who have bought a digital copy or just want to check them out on the go via smartphone or tablet.
If you haven’t got a copy yet, follow the links below to purchase.
Jo The Waiter x
GARY NUMAN – SPLINTER LYRICS
I AM DUST
WE WERE DUST IN A WORLD OF GRIMM OBSESSION
WE WERE TORN FROM OUR LIFE OF ISOLATION
WE WERE PULLED FROM THE PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE
AND THE SONG WE SANG? WHAT BECAME OF US?
WE ARE HERE WAITING FOR YOU
WE ARE YOURS, WE’RE WAITING FOR YOU
WE ALL PRAYED FOR THE END, FOR THEIR GOD TO TAKE US
WE WERE FALLING DOWN ONE BY ONE
WE WERE WEAK AND THE FEAR WAS ALL AROUND US
THEIR MACHINES SCREAMED FROM MOON TO SUN
HERE IN THE BLACK
HERE IN THE BLACK THERE’S A FEELING OF LOSS BUT IT’S HUNGRY AND RESTLESS (AND IT’S)
LOOKING, DESPERATE FOR SOMETHING AND IT FEELS LIKE A CHILD BUT NOT SCREAMING OR HELPLESS (AND IT’S)
ABSENT OF MERCY, IT’S ALIVE AND IT FEELS BUT NOT A SHRED OF COMPASSION OR LOVE
IT COMES LIKE A POURING OF EVIL, IT’S A STAIN ON THE GROUND, IT’S A DESOLATE SHADOW OF FEAR
IT’S DARK AND I’M LOST, THERE’S A BREATH IN THE WIND AND THE BREATH IS MALICIOUS (AND I)
DON’T KNOW WHETHER TO RUN, OR SHOULD I DROP TO MY KNEES AND PRETEND I’M RELIGIOUS (BECAUSE)
IT’S COLD AND I’M SCARED AND THE WHISPERS ARE A MADNESS THAT FORCES A QUESTION TO GOD
IS THIS REAL OR IMAGINED? BECAUSE IF I’M ASLEEP, WELL THEN I DON’T NEED TO SCREAM FOR LONG
HERE IN THE BLACK IT COMES
HERE IN THE BLACK IT COMES
HERE IN THE BLACK IT COMES FOR ME
HERE IN THE BLACK I’M LOST
IT’S HERE AND I’M FOUND, LIKE A THOUGHT IN THE MIND BUT IT’S BEAUTIFULLY VICIOUS (AND I)
CAN’T HIDE, NOT SURE IF I WANT TO, IT CRAWLS IN THE MIST LIKE A VISION OF JUDAS (AND IT’S)
SO CLOSE I CAN FEEL IT AND I’M CHILLED TO THE BONE, I’M A STATUE IN ICE (BUT IT’S)
UNSURE IF IT’S ENOUGH, SO IT WAITS FOR THE GHOST FOR THE DEMON ASSASSIN OF GOD
AND ALL YOU SEE IS DARK AND VAGUE
AND ALL YOU FEEL IS LIFE UNMADE
AND ALL YOUR HOPES JUST BLEED AWAY
AND ALL YOU ARE IS LOST IN FADES
EVERYTHING COMES DOWN TO THIS
THIS ISN’T EASY BUT IT’S WHAT I BELIEVE
SOMETHING IS BROKEN AND TWISTED AND PUSHES AWAY
NO ONE IS LISTENING, WHAT HAVE WE DONE?
I FEEL THE EMPTY OF DARKNESS AND LONELY AGAIN
I DON’T KNOW HOW THIS IS GOING TO END
I DON’T KNOW HOW THIS IS GOING TO CHANGE
I DON’T KNOW HOW THIS IS GOING TO FEEL
BUT EVERYTHING COMES DOWN TO THIS
NOTHING IS EASY AND NO ONE IS CALM
LOVE IS A STRANGER THAT HIDES IN THE CORNER OF SANE
SO MUCH UNSPOKEN, WORDS LEFT FOR DEAD
ALL I CAN HEAR IS THE SCREAMING OF SOMEONE TO BLAME
I DON’T KNOW HOW WE LET THIS GO SO FAR
I DON’T KNOW HOW WE LET LOVE TURN TO PAIN
I DON’T KNOW HOW WE LET THINGS FALL APART
BUT EVERYTHING COMES DOWN TO THIS
THE CALLING
YOU DON’T HEAR ME
YOU DON’T SEE ME
YOU DON’T EVEN KNOW I’M ALIVE
SO WHY DO YOU CALL ME?
I HAVE YOUNG THINGS
AND THEY NEED ME
WHAT ON EARTH CAN I DO FOR YOU?
SO WHY DO YOU CALL ME NOW?
YOU DON’T LOVE ME
YOU DON’T KNOW ME
IS THIS SOME KIND OF GAME FOR YOU?
IS THAT WHY YOU’VE CALLED ME?
SPLINTER
I BELIVE IN THE CRUELTY OF MAN
I BELIEVE IN ALL THE HOPELESS AND THE LOST (I SEE YOU)
I BELIEVE IN THE SHAMED, THE FAITHLESS LIKE ME
I BELIEVE EVERYTHING FALLS THROUGH THE GREED OF MAN (I SEE YOU)
DO YOU BELIEVE IN THE BEAUTY OF LOVE?
OR THAT HEAVEN IS VENGEANCE DISGUISED? (HE SEES YOU)
DO YOU BELIEVE WE WILL PAY FOR OUR SINS?
I BELIEVE EVERYTHING’S LEARNED FROM THE SCARS OF MAN (I SEE YOU)
LIFE ISN’T EVERYTHING
LIFE ISN’T EVERYTHING
I DON’T BELIEVE IN ‘THE CALLING’ OF GOD
I DON’T BELIEVE A WORD OF ‘THE WORD’ IS TRUE (I SEE YOU)
I DON’T BELIEVE IN THE GOODNESS OF PEOPLE LIKE ME
I BELIEVE EVERYTHING BLEEDS FROM THE FEAR OF MAN (I SEE You)
LOST
SO ARE WE OVER? IS THIS OUR ‘END OF DAYS’?
ARE WE SO BROKEN THAT YOU CAN WALK AWAY?
BUT WHEN YOU THINK BACK TO WHEN WE FIRST MET ARE YOU SAD?
AND WHEN YOU THINK BACK TO ALL WE’VE BEEN THROUGH DOES IT MAKE YOU CRY?
AND WHEN YOU THINK BACK TO ALL THE LOVE WE SHARED DO YOU FEEL ANYTHING?
AND WHEN YOU THINK BACK, WELL DID YOU EVER THINK WE’D COME TO THIS?
AND YET HERE WE ARE, AND I’M LOST
IF WE’RE OVER, THEN YOU’RE FAR AWAY
IF WE’RE OVER, THEN I’M LOST
IF I HAD ONE CHANCE, IF I COULD CHANGE YOUR MIND
IF I HAD ONE WISH, I’D WISH FOR MORE TIME
TO SEE YOU WALKING, YOUR HAND IN MY HAND, ONCE AGAIN
TO HEAR YOU LAUGHING, AS IF FOREVER, LIKE MY ONLY FRIEND
TO FEEL MY FINGERS WALK ACROSS YOU SKIN, WITH A KISS TO END
TO LISTEN TO YOU SAY THAT YOU LOVE ME LIKE YOU USED TO DO
LIKE I NEED YOU TO, BUT WE’RE LOST
SO IT’S OVER, YOU ARE FROM HOME
SO IT’S OVER AND I STAND ALONE
SO IT’S OVER AND I’M LOST
LOVE HURT BLEED
I’VE SEEN ALL I WANT
I’VE SEEN ALL I NEED
I’VE SEEN EVERYTHING
AND I KNOW EVERYTHING BLEEDS
I’VE HURT THINGS I LOVE
I’VE HURT THINGS TO FEED
I’VE HURT EVERYTHING
AND I KNOW EVERYTHING BLEEDS
DO YOU KNOW MY NAME?
DO YOU KNOW WHAT I’VE SHARED?
DO YOU THINK I’M LOST?
DO YOU THINK I CARE?
EVERYTHING BLEEDS
EVERYTHING BLEEDS
A SHADOW FALLS ON ME
EVERY TIME I FEEL THAT I UNDERSTAND
A SHADOW FALLS ON ME, TAKES IT AWAY
EVERY TIME I TRY TO WALK AWAY
A SHADOW FALLS ON ME AND TELLS ME TO STAY
WHEN WILL IT END?
EVERY TIME I DREAM YOU WILL COME HOME
A SHADOW FALLS ON ME AND I WAKE UP ALONE
EVERY TIME I SCREAM FOR SOMEONE TO BLAME
A SHADOW FALLS ON ME AND WHISPERS MY NAME
WHEN WILL IT END?
EVERY TIME I BREATHE, LOCKED IN THIS ROOM
A SHADOW FALLS ON ME AND SAYS IT’S TOO SOON
EVERY TIME I DIE AND LAY BY YOUR SIDE
A SHADOW FALLS ON ME AND KEEPS ME ALIVE
WHEN WILL IT END?
WHERE I CAN NEVER BE
AND NOTHING I SAY, AND NOTHING I CAN BE
AND NOTHING I DO WILL EVER BRING YOU BACK TO ME
AND ALL THAT WE LOVED, AND ALL THAT WE HOPED FOR
AND ALL THAT WE DREAMED IS LOST AND SLOWLY FADES AWAY
YOU ARE STILL BREATHING, SO YOU ARE WHERE I CAN NEVER BE
AND ALL THAT I WAS, AND ALL THAT I WANTED
AND ALL THAT I COULD HAVE BEEN IS GONE AND TURNS TO STONE
AND I’M NOT HERE, AND I’M NOT REAL
BUT I AM STILL CALLING OUT YOUR NAME TO GUIDE YOU HOME
YOU ARE STILL BREATHING, SO WHERE YOU ARE I CAN NEVER BE
SOMETIMES I HEAR YOU
SOMETIMES I SEE YOU
SOMETIMES I FEEL YOU
AND SO I DIE AGAIN
WE’RE THE UNFORGIVEN
ONCE THERE WAS LIFE AND WE WERE STRONG, FULL OF PRIDE
ONCE WE BRED FEAR AND WE WOULD TAKE THE FLESH DENIED
ONCE WE WERE GODS AND ALL THINGS KNELT BEFORE OUR WORD OR DIED
NOW WE’RE JUST A RUIN
WE WERE OUR UNDOING
WE’RE THE UNFORGIVEN
ONCE THERE WAS LIGHT BUT WE WERE VAIN, LOST IN MIND
ONCE WE BLED RAGE AND TO OUR SHAME WE KILLED THE BLIND
ONCE WE WERE PRAISED BUT ALL THINGS FAIL, EVEN GODS UNKIND
NOW WE’RE A DEAD RELIGION
NOT ONE SOUL DELIVERED
WE’RE THE UNFORGIVEN
WE’RE UNFORGIVEN
WE’RE UNFOGIVEN
WHO ARE YOU
I DON’T THINK I’VE EVER SEEN YOUR FACE
WHO ARE YOU, WHO ARE YOU?
I DON’T THINK I’VE EVER HEARD YOUR VOICE
WHO ARE YOU, WHO ARE YOU?
I DON’T THINK I’VE EVER TOUCHED YOUR HEART
WHO ARE YOU, WHO ARE YOU?
I DON’T THINK I’ve EVER KNOWN YOUR NAME
WHO ARE YOU, WHO ARE YOU?
SO LET GO
I DON’T THINK I’VE EVER SEEN YOUR SMILE
WHO ARE YOU, WHO ARE YOU?
I DON’T THINK I’VE EVER HEARD THE TRUTH
WHO ARE YOU, WHO ARE YOU?
I DON’T THINK I’VE EVER SHARED YOUR DREAMS
WHO ARE YOU, WHO ARE YOU?
I DON’T THINK I’VE EVER KNOWN YOU AT ALL
WHO ARE YOU, WHO ARE YOU?
SO LET GO
MY LAST DAY
I’D LIKE TO WATCH YOU GROW TALL, IT CAN NEVER BE
KISS YOU TO SLEEP BUT I KNOW IT CAN NEVER BE
WIPE AWAY ALL OF YOUR TEARS, IT CAN NEVER BE
WALK YOU TO SEE A SUNRISE THAT I WILL NEVER SEE
OH OH IT COMES
OH OH IT COMES
MY LAST DAY
I’D LIKE TO MEND EVERY HURT, IT CAN NEVER BE
BE THERE TO CATCH EVERY FALL, IT CAN NEVER BE
BE THERE TO LOVE EVERYTHING YOU WILL NEVER BE
SLEEP NOW, I WISH YOU SWEET DREAMS I WILL NEVER SEE
OH OH IT COMES
OH OH IT COMES
MY LAST DAY
ALL SONGS WRITTEN BY GARY NUMAN AND PUBLISHED BY NUMAN MUSIC USA
JO THE WAITER 