Are Friends Electric? – Gary Numan：歌詞及意思

Are Friends Electric? (1979) – Tubeway Army / Gary Numan

You know I hate to ask
But, are ‘friends’ electric?
Mine’s broke down
And now I’ve no one to love

Are ‘Friends’ Electric? (1979) – Tubeway Army / Gary Numan

歌曲 Are Friends Electric，由英國樂隊 Tubeway Army 在1979年唱出。歌曲長達5分25秒，類型屬於Synth Pop 合成器流行 及新浪潮，填詞作曲由樂隊主唱 Gary Numan，歌曲被收錄於專輯《Replicas》，樂隊最後的作品。在當時，歌曲成功登上英國單曲排行榜首位。

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填詞作曲由樂隊主唱 Gary Numan

It’s cold outside
And the paint’s peeling off of my walls
There’s a man outside
In a long coat, grey hat, smoking a cigarette

Now the light fades out
And I’m wondering what I’m doing in a room like this
There’s a knock on the door
And just for a second I thought I remembered you

So now I’m alone
Now I can think for myself
About little deals
And issues
And things that I just don’t understand
Like a white lie that night
Or a slight touch at times
I don’t think it meant anything to you

So I open the door
It’s the ‘friend’ that I’d left in the hallway
“Please sit down”
A candle lit a shadow on a wall near the bed

You know I hate to ask
But, are ‘friends’ electric?
Mine’s broke down
And now I’ve no one to love

So I find out your reason
For the phone calls and smiles
And it hurts
And I’m lonely
And I should never have tried
And I missed you tonight
So it’s time to leave
You see this means everything to me

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