I Am Dust
Echoes of Desolation: Gary Numan's Ode to Human Fragility
Lyrics
We we're dust in a world
We were insignificant in a world dominated by grim fixation.
Of grim obsession.
We wouldn't taunt from mouth
We wouldn't express ourselves openly, remaining isolated.
Like an isolation.
We we're pulled from our path
We were diverted from the easiest path to follow.
Of least resistance.
And the songs we sang
The songs we sang, what happened to the essence of those moments?
What became of us?
We're here waiting for you
We are patiently waiting for something or someone.
We're here waiting for you
Repeated expression of anticipation.
We are yours
We belong to someone or something.
We're waiting for you
Anticipating the arrival or presence of that entity.
We are yours
Reiteration of belonging and waiting.
We're waiting for you
Continued expectation.
We all pray for the end
We collectively hope for an end, possibly a transcendental one.
For the god to take us.
A desire for a divine entity to bring about this end.
We we're falling down
We were descending, one after another.
One by one.
We we're weak and the fear
We were feeble, surrounded by fear.
Was all around us.
The machines screamed from
Machines emitted piercing sounds from the moon to the sun.
Moon to sun.
We're here waiting for you
We are still patiently waiting for something or someone.
We're here waiting for you
Reiteration of anticipation.
We are yours
We belong to someone or something.
We're waiting for you
Anticipating the arrival or presence of that entity.
We are yours
Reiteration of belonging and waiting.
We're waiting for you
Continued expectation.
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