Are 'friends' Electric?
Replicants Lyrics

It's cold outside
The weather is chilly outside.

And the paint's peeling off of my walls
The paint on my walls is peeling away.

There's a man outside
There is a man standing outside my house.

In a long coat, grey hat, smoking a cigarette
He is wearing a long coat and grey hat and smoking a cigarette.

Now the light fades out
Now the light in the room is fading out.

And I'm wondering what I'm doing in a room like this
I am thinking about why I am in such a room.

There's a knock on the door
Someone knocks on the door.

And just for a second, I thought I remembered you
I briefly thought about the memory of you.

So now I'm alone
I am alone now.

Now I can think for myself
I can now think and make decisions for myself.

About little deals and S.U.'s
I am contemplating about small agreements and S.U.'s.

And things that I just don't understand
There are things that I don't comprehend.

Like a white lie that night
I remember a small lie that was told the other night.

Or a slight touch at times
Sometimes there was a light touch between us.

I don't think it meant anything to you
However, it didn't seem to have the same meaning to you.

So I open the door
I open the door to see who is there.

It's the friend that I'd left in the hallway
It is the friend that I had previously left in the hallway.

I say, "Please sit down"
I invite them to sit down.

A candle lit a shadow on a wall near the bed
A lit candle is creating a shadow on the wall near the bed.

You know I hate to ask
I really don't like to inquire.

But are friends electric?
However, are friends just like robots who are nice because they are programmed to be?

Mine's broke down
My 'friend' is no longer working.

And now I've no one to love
I feel like I have no one left to care for.

So I find out your reason
I need to know why you were calling and smiling.

For the phone calls and smiles
I need to know what your motive was behind your recent positive gestures.

And it hurts and I'm lonely
This situation hurts and has left me feeling very alone.

And I should never have tried
I regret ever trying to pursue this 'friendship'.

And I missed you tonight
I think I missed your company tonight.

So it's time to leave
Now, it seems like it is time for you to go.

You see
You understand what I mean.

It meant everything to me
This 'friendship' seemed very important to me.

Mine's broke down
My 'friend' is still not working.

And now I've no one to love
And now I'm feeling alone with no one to love.

Mine's broke down
My 'friend' is still broken and not working.

And now I've no one to love
And now I feel like I have no one to care for.