We are young we can break
Watch us fall
We can take some train
Down to the sea
We are glass, we are glass
We are real you can touch
Just for now
And I say
'Hey you which way is down?'
We are glass, we are glass
We are strong
We’re unknown
We have time
And to you I’m just one of those boys
We are glass, we are glass
We are cold
We’re not supposed to cry
But it’s all just a thought so
Here am I
We are glass, we are glass
They run fast impressions
Of the floors inviting
Stay with me, stay with me
They run past with telephones
They scream
Well would you
Turn all this down
Turn all this down
You are replaced
You are you
And now dreams are real
And dreams are all we need
We are glass, we are glass
They run fast impressions
Of the floors inviting
Stay with me, stay with me
They run past with telephones
They scream
Well would you
Turn all this down
Turn all this down
Gary Numan was the biggest influence on Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails. Telekon is his favourite album and Trent owned up to listening to it on the drive to the studio every day when he was recording The Downward Spiral. They have both since guest appeared at each others gigs several times.
For some reason, this song makes me think of Toronto in the 1980s. Indeed, I imagine it was often played on radio stations in the area during the former half of the decade.
40 years later and I’m still totally gutted and bewildered that this didn’t get to number 1 in the charts. I’m assuming it was some twattish Radio 1 skullduggery.
"We are young
We can break
Watch us fall
We can take some train down to the sea
We Are Glass
We Are Glass
We are real
You can touch
Just for now
And Then say 'Hey you Which way is down'
We Are Glass
We Are Glass
Break
We are strong
We run though We have time
And To you I'm just one of those boys
We Are Glass
We Are Glass
We are cold We're not supposed to cry
But It's all just a thought
So Here am I
We Are Glass
We Are Glass
Break
They run fast
Impressions of the floors inviting
Stay with me
Stay with me
They run past with telephones
They scream 'Well would you turn it down Turn it down'
You are replaced
You are you
And Our dreams are real And Dreams are all we need
We Are Glass
We Are Glass
They run fast
Impressions of the floors inviting
Stay with me
Stay with me
They run past with telephones
They scream 'Well would you turn it down Turn it down?'"
David Bowie once stated watching Numan that 'That little shit had stolen my act!'...for me I've enjoyed and learned more from Numans early stuff than all of Bowie's output.Not a fan at all of the recent stuff but I'm a massive Floyd fan too and only care for their early work.Theres no rules to what work we admire.It chooses US....it's all rooted in times that were obviously important to us most.I love this guy.He and Roger Waters are my favourite lyricists hands down.Thankyou for writing the soundtracks to my lifeX