oh it's so easy

when parts take over

my conversation

is nothing more than lies



you're just the viewer

so cold and distant

i've no intentions

of saying "i love you"



my conversation.



we are not gods

we are not men

we are not making claims

we are only boys



you are not strong

you are not force

you are not regular

you are just wrong



there are no faces

this is my complex

you are my picture

i call you `mirrors'



these are not my tears

not my reflection

am i a photo?

i can't remember



my conversation.





Gary Numan, "Conversation", _T_h_e _P_l_e_a_s_u_r_e _P_r_i_n_c_i_p_l_e (Beggars Banquet/ATCO 1979)