The Girl and the Robot
Röyksopp Lyrics
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You never seem to know when to stop
I never know when you'll return
I'm in love with a robot
In the night, call you up and
Wanna know when you're coming home
Don't deny me, call me back
In the night, wait up for you
Even though you don't want me to
Go to bed, leave the lights on
What's the use
So you want to understand me
You just see what you want to see
There's no way I can help you out
You don't know what it's all about
Fell asleep again in front of MTV
God, I'm down at the bottom
No one's singing songs for me
I can't wait for tomorrow
When you're gone and rain starts falling
I just sit here by the phone
Don't deny me, call me back
I'm so alone
Oh, when you gonna come home?
Oooooh I just gotta know
When you gonna come home?
Oh
Baby I can't stand it when you go to work
You never seem to know when to stop
I never know when you'll return
I'm in love with a robot
In the night, call you up and
Wanna know when you're coming home
Don't deny me, call me back
I'm so alone
The lyrics to Röyksopp's "The Girl and the Robot" is a song about a woman who is in love with a robot. She cannot control her feelings for the robot would always go crazy every time the robot leaves for work. The woman is burdened with the fact that she never knows when the robot will come back. She longs for the robot’s presence, and calls him at night to know when he will return, but sometimes he never answers her calls. She waits for him, even when he does not want her to, and goes to bed with the lights on, revealing the hopelessness of her situation.
The woman is aware that the robot does not understand her situation and cannot see things from her point of view, even though he has all the answers to her questions. She waits for tomorrow and prays for the rain to fall, hoping that this would change things. She is helpless in her love for the robot and feels like no one is singing songs for her, living a life of loneliness. In the chorus, she questions when the robot will come back, revealing that her love for the robot is beyond understanding and is simply driven by pure emotions.
Line by Line Meaning
I go mental every time you leave for work
I become anxious and upset every time you leave for work
You never seem to know when to stop
You seem to be a workaholic and don't know when to stop working
I never know when you'll return
I am uncertain of when you will come back home
I'm in love with a robot
I am in love with someone who is emotionally distant and robotic in their behavior
In the night, call you up and
During the night, I call you up repeatedly
Wanna know when you're coming home
I want to know when you will return home
Don't deny me, call me back
Please don't ignore my phone call and call me back
I'm so alone
I feel very lonely and isolated
In the night, wait up for you
During the night, I wait up for you despite your wishes
Even though you don't want me to
Even though you do not want me to wait up for you
Go to bed, leave the lights on
I go to bed but leave the lights on, perhaps as a symbolic gesture that I am still waiting
What's the use
I question the usefulness of my waiting
So you want to understand me
You express a desire to understand me
You just see what you want to see
However, you only see what you want to see
There's no way I can help you out
I cannot help you understand me if you only see what you want to see
You don't know what it's all about
You do not truly understand what is going on with me
Fell asleep again in front of MTV
I fall asleep again in front of the television, perhaps as a way to pass the time while waiting for you
God, I'm down at the bottom
I feel very low and unhappy
No one's singing songs for me
No one is offering me any comfort or solace during this difficult time
I can't wait for tomorrow
I eagerly look forward to tomorrow, perhaps as a way to forget the pain of waiting
When you're gone and rain starts falling
When you are away and it starts to rain
I just sit here by the phone
I simply sit by the phone, waiting for your call
Oh, when you gonna come home?
Oh, when are you going to come back home?
Oooooh I just gotta know
I really need to know
When you gonna come home?
When are you going to come back home?
Baby I can't stand it when you go to work
I cannot tolerate it when you go to work
You never seem to know when to stop
You seem to have a problem with overworking
I never know when you'll return
I have no idea when you will come back home
I'm in love with a robot
I am in love with someone who is emotionally detached and unaffectionate
In the night, call you up and
During the nighttime, I repeatedly call you
Wanna know when you're coming home
I want to know when you will be coming back home
Don't deny me, call me back
Please do not ignore my calls and call me back
I'm so alone
I feel incredibly lonely and isolated
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: ROBIN MIRIAM CARLSSON, SVEIN BERGE, TORBJORN BRUNDTLAND
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@viriena
I go mental every time you leave for work
You never seem to know when to stop
I never know when you'll return
I'm in love with a robot
In the night, call you up and
Wanna know when you're coming home
Don't deny me, call me back
I'm so alone
In the night, wait up for you
Even though you don't want me to
Go to bed, leave the lights on
What's the use
So you want to understand me
You just see what you want to see
There's no way I can help you out
You don't know what it's all about
Fell asleep again in front of MTV
God, I'm down at the bottom
No one's singing songs for me
I can't wait for tomorrow
When you're gone and rain starts falling
I just sit here by the phone
Don't deny me, call me back
I'm so alone
Oh, when you gonna come home?
Oooooh I just gotta know
When you gonna come home?
Oh
Baby I can't stand it when you go to work
You never seem to know when to stop
I never know when you'll return
I'm in love with a robot
In the night, call you up and
Wanna know when you're coming home
Don't deny me, call me back
I'm so alone
@MRSHYYETI
This song never gets old - it's still about 50 years ahead of 2021!
@lemmymeringue8528
The only thing that dates it is her talking about MTV haha.
@shithoagie
I listened to this a ton while delivering pizzas in 2013 and driving cabs in 2015... still part of my "introspection rotation"
@madrx2
The synth on this song still gives me goosebumps all these years later, reminds me of a very special point in my life.
@blaxtapa
Man, theres not a single flaw in this song and it never gets old.
@4usprosperity
Fffo uoy is the best ffffff in all
@hayliverti6834
When song just released I thought it’s about a girl and a robot years later I realized it’s about a girl and a guy with no feelings
@FilipOscadal
really? 🤦♀️
@hliter117
Too much credits
@hliter117
@Jefferson Brecken loosing your life watching movies