Are 'Friends' Electric -- Gary Numan

It’s cold outside And the paint’s peeling off of my walls
There’s a man outside In a long coat, grey hat, smoking a cigarette
Now the light fades out And I’m wondering what I’m doing in a room like this
There’s a knock on the door And just for a second I thought I remembered you

So now I’m alone Now I can think for myself About little deals
And *issues* And things that I just don’t understand Like a white lie that night Or a slight touch at times I don’t think it meant anything to you

So I open the door It’s the `friend’ that I’d left in the hallway
Please sit down A candle lit a shadow on a wall near the bed
You know I hate to ask But, are `friends’ electric? 
Mine’s broke down And now I’ve no one to love

So I find out your reason For the phone calls and smiles
And it hurts And I’m lonely  And I should never have tried
And I missed you tonight  So it’s time to leave
You see this means everything to me 

This song is about man living among robots - how you can lock yourself in a dark room away from any other human. Numan has Asperger's Syndrome, and many of this songs deal with themes of technology and isolation.       (songfacts)