Pray For The Pain You Serve
Embracing Desolation: Gary Numan's Ode to Broken Faith and Redemption
Lyrics
I belong here where the world ends
I feel a sense of belonging in a place where the world seems to come to an end.
I belong here where the world bends
I feel connected to a place where the world takes unexpected turns or changes.
I belong here with the waiting
I belong in a space filled with anticipation or expectation.
With the haunted. With the never seen
I belong with those who are haunted or troubled and those who haven't been seen or noticed.
I belong here with the faithless
I belong with the faithless, those lacking belief or trust.
We are no one we are nothing at all
We, as a collective, are insignificant and devoid of identity.
I will be here when the storm ends
I will persist in this place even after the storm has subsided.
I will sleep here when my time ends
I will rest or die in this place when my time comes.
I will cry here when the dead sing
I will grieve in this place when death is accompanied by song.
Will you save me? Will you save me?
A plea for salvation, questioning if someone will save the speaker.
On my knees I'll pray to something
In a vulnerable position, the speaker prays to an unknown force or being.
I don't know you I don't know you at all
The speaker acknowledges a lack of knowledge about the entity they are praying to.
Can you see me
A question directed at someone, asking if they can perceive the speaker.
When the wind blows through my soul?
The speaker wonders if they are visible when their inner self is affected by the wind.
Can you hear me
Asking if the listener can hear the speaker when all they know is to scream.
When the scream is all I know?
The speaker's scream becomes a predominant aspect of their existence.
Can you see me
Questioning if the listener can perceive the speaker's essence.
This is all that I desire
The speaker expresses that their desire is encapsulated in the present situation.
Can you hear me?
A repetition of the question, asking if the listener can hear the speaker.
I pray for the pain I serve you
The speaker prays for the pain they inflict upon the listener.
I belong here where the shame ends
Feeling a sense of belonging where shame concludes or ceases.
I belong here where all life ends
Belonging in a place where all life comes to an end.
I belong here with the fallen
Belonging with those who have fallen or experienced defeat.
Here is no where. Here is everything
Emphasizing that the current place is both nowhere and everywhere.
I belong here with the broken
Belonging with the broken, those who are emotionally or physically damaged.
We are lost and we have nothing to lose
Expressing a shared sense of loss and having nothing to lose.
Can you see me
Repeating the question, asking if the listener can see the speaker.
When the wind blows through my soul?
Reiterating the theme of visibility, asking if the listener can see the speaker's soul in the wind.
Can you hear me
Repeating the question about the listener's ability to hear the speaker.
When the scream is all I know?
The speaker's scream remains a central element of their experience.
Can you see me
Restating the question, asking if the listener can see the speaker.
This is all that I desire
Reaffirming that the current situation fulfills the speaker's desires.
Can you hear me?
Repeating the question about the listener's ability to hear the speaker.
I pray for the pain I serve you
The speaker continues to pray for the pain they bring to the listener.
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