Gary Numan - My Shadow In Vain (Live) video free download


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Uploaded: 2009/09/25

Recorded at Hammersmith Odeon, London December, 1984. Cold Warning/White Noise.

Stroll to the cafe

My God how time flies

I close up my brain

And another friend dies

I feel like a mirror

Feel like nothing is mine

I could go back to crying

But now dying seems fine

So I hang from the ceiling

Or I sit on the air

Or rot in a corner

Until somebody cares

Faces at random

I quote people I knew

I'd love to be like me

If I could feel like you

Here am I, more roche five than pain

Here am I, just me and my walls to blame

Here am I, I really don't feel quite sane

Here am I, still searching for my shadow in vain

Lock my door I only think in black and white

I'll even try to look ashamed

Moving out of central

Somebody knows me well

Says he'll spill the whole story

He may be lying I can't tell

Meet me inside

I'll keep my head to the floor

And one hand on the handle

Of the mad/sane door

Here am I, more roche five than pain

Here am I, just me and my walls to blame

Here am I, I really don't feel quite sane

Here am I, still searching for my shadow in vain

Lock my door I only think in black and white

I'll even try to look ashamed

My shadow in vain

Comments

10 years ago

colin wright

I have a feeling that some of the lyrics may have been from when he wrote the song. Harking back to the version on the Plan. He is shocking with the words.

10 years ago

ZecaDiabo18

Numanoids...

11 years ago

mauricio30367

the godfather of electro-industrial music

11 years ago

austin thomas

Hellzz Yeah !!!!!!!

11 years ago

Lorelei LOVING

Fantastically Outstanding ~ Meeeooow

11 years ago

Chazumper Fluffypillows

If Marge stuck a black cat on her head she'd be ripping Numan off again.

12 years ago

Jagged Towers

Some say Marge Simpson ripped off Numan's use of blue hair colour

12 years ago

Kharimi Nougat

Even on the cutting edge with the mullets, for 1984.

12 years ago

Kharimi Nougat

You funny...

12 years ago

dph414

Was that a NICE ONE?

12 years ago

PinkSmarties72

wrong too! lmao

12 years ago

PinkSmarties72

He sang this worng!

12 years ago

stingme88x

Dude this song is so awesome!! If i ever went back in time id be to a tubeway army gig(;

12 years ago

LandserKanal

A good song! Wir lieben ihn alle.

12 years ago

sacredrealm

Strange to me that this time/concert is thought of as being when he was begining to lose his sense of direction. Because I think this sound and image here is a perfect for this time in gary's "eveolution", in itself. Trying different things is good, if its good! haha. The early 90s stuff maybe wasnt as good however as he says, and I'm abit half and half with his newer direction. It seems more like hes gone in the vain of other people haha.

13 years ago

D50Roland1

Lock my door, i only think in blue and white...

13 years ago

cobaltspectre

This was my favorite song when I was in high school (I graduated in 1981). It's pretty obvious that the words as well as the tune are slightly changed from the original in this version, "black-and-white" changed to "blue-and-white" being only the most apparent. Does anyone have all of the altered lyrics figured out, because I'm not sure I caught every alteration when he dropped the pitch in his voice so much.

13 years ago

LiteracyLabyrinth2

Sixth verse is a crack up - "what you going to say when the boys come down, I would like to tell the story of the white faced clown..."

13 years ago

LiteracyLabyrinth2

Third and fourth verse is weird as I believe he made up the words when he forgot - he did that on a song on the latest tour too. Gets away with it though.

13 years ago

SirMixAlotChannel

Hmmm new lyrics on this version. Interesting

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