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Splinter (Songs From A Broken Mind)
On October 14th Mortal Records presented Splinter (Songs From A Broken Mind), the inspired new album by pioneer, chart-topper and influential artist Gary Numan. Splinter features guitarist Robin Finck (Nine Inch Nails, Guns N Roses), is produced by long-standing collaborator Ade Fenton, and will be followed by a full national headline tour in November. The album finds Gary on fine dark electronic form; sounding both cutting-edge and classic Numan, it marks his best work since the late 70s, early 80s heyday. Gary s knack for sexy, idiosyncratic dancefloor killers is strongly evident on the pounding, growling throb of Love Hurt Bleed , whilst Who Are You carries equal clout as-body-music-Numan-style - infectious, but sounding unlike anything else you might hear blasting from a soundsystem. Although Numan released a straight-to-the-fanbase album Dead Son Rising in 2011, this is his first self-penned full album since Jagged in 2006. But while Numan s unique style continues to connect with fans from the worlds of metal, hip hop, electronica, industrial and indie, he remains as focussed as ever in pursuing his own singular vision. Splinter sounds unique, while also utilising new sounds and ideas.
I Am Dust
We are dust in a world of grim obsession
We are torn from our isolation
We were pulled from our path of least resistance
And the song we sung? What became of us?
We are here waiting for you
We are here waiting for you
We are yours, were waiting for you
We are yours, were 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
We are here waiting for you
We are here waiting for you
We are yours, were waiting for you
We are yours, were waiting for you
We are yours, were waiting for you
We are yours, were waiting for you
Here In The Black
Here in the black there’s feeling of loss but it’s hungry and restless (and its)
Looking desperate for something and it feels like a child but not screaming or helpless (and its)
Absent of mercy its 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
Its 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 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 its beautifully vicious (and I)
Can’t hide not sure if I want to it crawls in the mist like a vision of Judas (and its}
So close I can feel it and I’m chilled to the bone I’m a statue in ice (but its)
Unsure if it’s enough so it waits for the ghost for the demon assassin of god
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
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 and fades
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
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 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
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
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 believe in the cruelty of life
I believe in all of the hopeless and 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
I see you
Do you believe in the beauty of love?
Or the 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 men
I see you
I see you
Life isn’t everything
Life isn’t everything
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
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?
But when you think back to all we’ve been through does it make you cry?
And when you think back to all the love 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
Id wish for one 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 your 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 so far from home
So it’s over and I stand alone
So it’s over and I lost
Love Hurt Bleed
(Single from 'Splinter (Songs From A Broken Mind) ' album, 2013.)
I’ve seen all I want
I’ve seen all I need
I’ve seen everything
And I know everything bleeds
Everything Bleeds
Everything Bleeds
Everything Bleeds
Everything Bleeds
Everything Bleeds
I’ve hurt things I love
I’ve hurt things to feed
I’ve hurt everything
And I know everything bleeds
Everything Bleeds
Everything Bleeds
Everything Bleeds
Everything Bleeds
Everything Bleeds
Do, do you know my name?
Do, do you know what I've shared?
Do, do you think I'm lost?
Do, do you think I care?
Everything Bleeds
Everything Bleeds
Everything Bleeds
Everything Bleeds
Everything Bleeds
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?
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?
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?
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 was
And all that I wanted
And all that I could have been is gone and turns to stone
And I am not here
And I am not real
But I am still calling out your name to guide you home
You are
still breathing so
You are
Where I can never be
Where I can never be
Sometimes I hear you
Sometimes I see you
Sometimes I feel you
And so I die again
Were 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 world 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 fall, even gods unkind
Now we’re dead religion
Not one soul delivered
We’re the unforgiven
We’re the unforgiven
We’re the unforgiven
We’re the unforgiven
We’re the unforgiven
Who Are You
II 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
So let go
So let go
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
So let go
So let go
So let go
I don’t think I’ve ever seen your face
I don’t think I’ve ever heard your voice
I don’t think I’ve ever touched your heart
I don’t think I’ve ever known your name
So let go
So let go
So let go
So let go
So let go
So let go
So let go
So let go
My Last Day
Id 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
Wake you to see a sun rise that I will never see
Oh oh it comes
Oh oh it comes
Oh oh it comes
My last day
Id 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
Oh oh it comes
My last day
The Dark In Me
Bonus Track for Japan CD
Can you feel me close to you?
Can you hear me pray for you?
Can you taste my need for you?
Can you see I’m here with you?
Ho ho ho ho ho ho
Be watching
Ho ho ho ho ho ho
Be watching
Can you feel me touching you?
Can you hear me call for you?
Can you taste my love for you?
Can you see I hurt for you?
Ho ho ho ho ho ho
Be watching
Ho ho ho ho ho ho
Be watching
I can feel the pain in me
I can hear the lies in me
I can taste the fear in me
I can see the dark in me
Ho ho ho ho ho ho
Be watching
Ho ho ho ho ho ho
Be watching
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