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Do You Need The Service? Lyrics
Do you need the service?
Do you need to call me daily?
Do you have reasons for calling at all?
Is something on your mind?
Is something wrong? I get the feeling,
That you're laughing at my quiet surprise.
My silhouette is changing,
As I'm ageing by your window,
And I focus on a light by your face.
Call me `The Operator',
Making comments "He's so technical!",
Or "I've absolutely nothing to do".
Recycle all my photographs,
I'll leave a picture of The Queen,
And no one has to know I was there.
Me, I'm so ashamed,
You're all connected to my number,
And the conversation's only polite.
I'll wear my old grey raincoat,
Just in case you're `confidential'.
Make up stories like "the screen fades away".
Today it's in a taxi,
By the station, and it's raining,
And I wonder, "How they made it before?".
Do you need to call me daily?
Do you have reasons for calling at all?
Is something wrong? I get the feeling,
That you're laughing at my quiet surprise.
As I'm ageing by your window,
And I focus on a light by your face.
Making comments "He's so technical!",
Or "I've absolutely nothing to do".
I'll leave a picture of The Queen,
And no one has to know I was there.
You're all connected to my number,
And the conversation's only polite.
Just in case you're `confidential'.
Make up stories like "the screen fades away".
By the station, and it's raining,
And I wonder, "How they made it before?".
what's this song about? i think the title is suggestive of performing sexual service somehow. but the song doesn't really reflect that explicitly. except maybe for the second last verse.
No, it's not about sex, it's about a sci-fi novel Numan was writing when he was younger. Look up his "Replicas" album on Wikipedia for a more in depth explanation.
No, it's not about sex, it's about a sci-fi novel Numan was writing when he was younger. Look up his "Replicas" album on Wikipedia for a more in depth explanation.
some robots want to become human, so they're secretly meeting with Gary about how to become a human. However Gary can't carry them all; they also have to rely on themselves. Gary is a service to them, but they have to do the work.