One of the relentless themes of The Pleasure Principle elaborates on the concepts of disassociation, often using machines as a metaphor for an emotionless human. Gary Numan wrote these lyrics while still a teenager when he was undiagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome (now referred to as one of many auti...
[Verse]
I could stand here for days
Or I could stand here for hours
I could stand here for a lifetime
Watching you and waiting always
I could observe you all
[Verse]
I could wait for a day
Or I could wait for an hour
I could wait here for a lifetime
Watching you and thinking always
I could observe you all
Observer was written by Gary Numan.
Observer was produced by Gary Numan.
Gary Numan released Observer on Fri Sep 07 1979.
“Observer” states that I’m on the outside looking in, that I was watching the world rather than being part of it.