Numb lyrics

[Decisional]

...anyone got them? The song-by-song commentary site has some of it, and I read somewhere that Diane Warren herself had performed it on some TV show? To be confirmed or denied?

[TheGardner]

assume this are the lyrics:


No sleep, no sex for you from your ex-girlfriend
I was too deep, I can’t let you go and just jump
In
At times I would push my feelings aside to let
You feel
I’m novicane I’m numb and nothing’s real

Like the coldest winter, I am frozen from you

I was weak before now you made me so numb
I can’t feel much for you anymore
I gave you my all, my baby
I’m numb, numb, numb

But the tears were silent inside you see
But the tears were silent inside you see

I laid there quiet, watched you have your way
With me
I might have cried, the tears were silent inside
You see
You called me names, made me feel like I was dumb

I didn’t feel a thing and now I’m gone, gone,
Gone

Like a battered child I got used to your pain
But you know it’s cuz

I was weak before now you made me so numb
I can’t feel much for you anymore
I gave you my all, my baby
I’m numb, numb, numb

I was weak before now you made me so numb
I can’t feel much for you anymore
I gave you my all, my baby
I’m numb, numb, numb

Don’t feel a thing, don’t feel the pain
Numb, numb, numb
Said

I was weak before now you made me so numb
I can’t feel much for you anymore
I gave you my all, my baby
I’m numb, numb, numb

I was weak for
Said now I’m numb, numb, numb
No, no, no, no

Trademarks by Diane Warren

[Ghost within this house]

assume this are the lyrics:


No sleep, no sex for you from your ex-girlfriend
I was too deep, I can’t let you go and just jump
In
At times I would push my feelings aside to let
You feel
I’m novicane I’m numb and nothing’s real

Like the coldest winter, I am frozen from you

I was weak before now you made me so numb
I can’t feel much for you anymore
I gave you my all, my baby
I’m numb, numb, numb

But the tears were silent inside you see
But the tears were silent inside you see

I laid there quiet, watched you have your way
With me
I might have cried, the tears were silent inside
You see
You called me names, made me feel like I was dumb

I didn’t feel a thing and now I’m gone, gone,
Gone

Like a battered child I got used to your pain
But you know it’s cuz

I was weak before now you made me so numb
I can’t feel much for you anymore
I gave you my all, my baby
I’m numb, numb, numb

I was weak before now you made me so numb
I can’t feel much for you anymore
I gave you my all, my baby
I’m numb, numb, numb

Don’t feel a thing, don’t feel the pain
Numb, numb, numb
Said

I was weak before now you made me so numb
I can’t feel much for you anymore
I gave you my all, my baby
I’m numb, numb, numb

I was weak for
Said now I’m numb, numb, numb
No, no, no, no

Trademarks by Diane Warren

what about the lyrics on the Diane Warren demo? they're totally different?

[TheGardner]

thought the Pets are doing only a cover of the Warren song...???

[westendboy87]

lol lol

[NYET]

In mid-2003 Neil and Chris approached the tremendously successful American songwriter Diane Warren for a new song. In response she provided three, and "Numb" was the one the Boys chose. They recorded it in late 2003 with Trevor Horn serving as producer, and though they had originally considered it for inclusion of PopArt, they opted to save it, at least tentatively, for their next studio album, now scheduled for Spring 2006. Horn has described the track as going "from electronic to acoustic and back again, twice, with a 50-piece orchestra."

Although Warren has been derided—unfairly, in my opinion—as a "factory composer" who cranks out material as if it were a 9-to-5 job, Chris has publicly referred to her as "a great songwriter." To be sure, she has a track record to back it up, counting Ace of Base's "Don't Turn Around," DeBarge's "Rhythm of the Night," LeAnn Rimes's "How Do I Live," Aerosmith's "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing," Toni Braxton's "Un-break My Heart," Cher's "If I Could Turn Back Time," Gloria Estefan's "Live for Loving You," and several Celine Dion standards (including "Because You Loved Me" and "If You Asked Me To") in her songwriting catalog. In fact, she has more than 70 chart hits to her credit. If commercial success is a measure of greatness, then Diane Warren is indisputably great.

"Numb" was inspired in part by the recent death of Warren's mother. On a BBC radio broadcast shortly after recording it in the studio, Neil described it as a melodically difficult song to sing; atypically, he had to use sheet music. The lyrics, by contrast, are remarkably simple; in fact, they seem almost a one-note recitation of all the different ways in which the narrator doesn't want to feel anything anymore, such as:

I just wanna, wanna be numb
I dont wanna feel this pain no more
Want to lose touch
I just wanna go and close the door

While this might seem a flaw, it actually lends great strength to the core emotion of the song. That is, someone who's numb wouldn't be able to write an elaborate, highly poetic lyric. Actual numbness would probably result in a simple, somewhat repetitive lyric that articulates the same numb feelings over and over again, which is pretty much was this song does. Then again, the narrator isn't truly numb at all; rather, she wants to be numb. And that's the essence of human tragedy. If a person were to achieve numbness, she would escape the pain but would sacrifice her humanity in the process. To be human is to hurt, and sometimes very badly.

An interesting sidenote is that Neil had wanted to use a sample of the Art of Noise track "Moments in Love" in their recording of "Numb." But producer Horn—who happens to be a co-writer of "Moments in Love"—said that he would only allow someone to sample it in exchange for 100% of the royalties. (Apparently Trevor Horn isn't fond of others sampling his work.) Needless to say, that effectively quashed Neil's idea.

At any rate, regardless of whether Neil and Chris approached Warren out of commercial considerations, admiration for her songcraft, or (most likely, I think) a combination of the two, it remains to be seen whether this potentially powerful collaboration (PSB, Warren, and Horn) will result in a major success, perhaps even in certain markets where the Boys haven't enjoyed major success in recent years. It's safe to say, however, that most PSB fans are extremely eager to hear the end product.

[Eldritch]

To be sure, she has a track record to back it up, counting Ace of Base's "Don't Turn Around," DeBarge's "Rhythm of the Night," LeAnn Rimes's "How Do I Live," Aerosmith's "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing," Toni Braxton's "Un-break My Heart," Cher's "If I Could Turn Back Time," Gloria Estefan's "Live for Loving You," and several Celine Dion standards (including "Because You Loved Me" and "If You Asked Me To") in her songwriting catalog.

What a roll-call of crimes against music and humanity in general.

[Decisional]

"ASSUME these are the lyrics"?

I thought they had been broadcast live.

[Burj]

assume this are the lyrics:


No sleep, no sex for you from your ex-girlfriend
I was too deep, I can’t let you go and just jump
In
At times I would push my feelings aside to let
You feel
I’m novicane I’m numb and nothing’s real

Like the coldest winter, I am frozen from you

I was weak before now you made me so numb
I can’t feel much for you anymore
I gave you my all, my baby
I’m numb, numb, numb

But the tears were silent inside you see
But the tears were silent inside you see

I laid there quiet, watched you have your way
With me
I might have cried, the tears were silent inside
You see
You called me names, made me feel like I was dumb

I didn’t feel a thing and now I’m gone, gone,
Gone

Like a battered child I got used to your pain
But you know it’s cuz

I was weak before now you made me so numb
I can’t feel much for you anymore
I gave you my all, my baby
I’m numb, numb, numb

I was weak before now you made me so numb
I can’t feel much for you anymore
I gave you my all, my baby
I’m numb, numb, numb

Don’t feel a thing, don’t feel the pain
Numb, numb, numb
Said

I was weak before now you made me so numb
I can’t feel much for you anymore
I gave you my all, my baby
I’m numb, numb, numb

I was weak for
Said now I’m numb, numb, numb
No, no, no, no

Trademarks by Diane Warren

Where did this come from?

[!]

assume this are the lyrics:


No sleep, no sex for you from your ex-girlfriend
I was too deep, I can’t let you go and just jump
In
At times I would push my feelings aside to let
You feel
I’m novicane I’m numb and nothing’s real

Like the coldest winter, I am frozen from you

I was weak before now you made me so numb
I can’t feel much for you anymore
I gave you my all, my baby
I’m numb, numb, numb

But the tears were silent inside you see
But the tears were silent inside you see

I laid there quiet, watched you have your way
With me
I might have cried, the tears were silent inside
You see
You called me names, made me feel like I was dumb

I didn’t feel a thing and now I’m gone, gone,
Gone

Like a battered child I got used to your pain
But you know it’s cuz

I was weak before now you made me so numb
I can’t feel much for you anymore
I gave you my all, my baby
I’m numb, numb, numb

I was weak before now you made me so numb
I can’t feel much for you anymore
I gave you my all, my baby
I’m numb, numb, numb

Don’t feel a thing, don’t feel the pain
Numb, numb, numb
Said

I was weak before now you made me so numb
I can’t feel much for you anymore
I gave you my all, my baby
I’m numb, numb, numb

I was weak for
Said now I’m numb, numb, numb
No, no, no, no

Trademarks by Diane Warren

Where did this come from?

That is a P!nk song It's on her second album.

[Syncratic]

assume this are the lyrics:


No sleep, no sex for you from your ex-girlfriend
I was too deep, I can’t let you go and just jump
In
At times I would push my feelings aside to let
You feel
I’m novicane I’m numb and nothing’s real

Like the coldest winter, I am frozen from you

I was weak before now you made me so numb
I can’t feel much for you anymore
I gave you my all, my baby
I’m numb, numb, numb

But the tears were silent inside you see
But the tears were silent inside you see

I laid there quiet, watched you have your way
With me
I might have cried, the tears were silent inside
You see
You called me names, made me feel like I was dumb

I didn’t feel a thing and now I’m gone, gone,
Gone

Like a battered child I got used to your pain
But you know it’s cuz

I was weak before now you made me so numb
I can’t feel much for you anymore
I gave you my all, my baby
I’m numb, numb, numb

I was weak before now you made me so numb
I can’t feel much for you anymore
I gave you my all, my baby
I’m numb, numb, numb

Don’t feel a thing, don’t feel the pain
Numb, numb, numb
Said

I was weak before now you made me so numb
I can’t feel much for you anymore
I gave you my all, my baby
I’m numb, numb, numb

I was weak for
Said now I’m numb, numb, numb
No, no, no, no

Trademarks by Diane Warren

Where did this come from?

Kill the f*** who dragged this back out of Community's closet.

[Burj]

Kill the f***er who dragged this back out of Community's closet.

I agree. I've never really been in favour of outing. Except when it involves Portillo and Lilley of course

[mantooth]

In mid-2003 Neil and Chris approached the tremendously successful American songwriter Diane Warren for a new song. In response she provided three, and "Numb" was the one the Boys chose. They recorded it in late 2003 with Trevor Horn serving as producer, and though they had originally considered it for inclusion of PopArt, they opted to save it, at least tentatively, for their next studio album, now scheduled for Spring 2006. Horn has described the track as going "from electronic to acoustic and back again, twice, with a 50-piece orchestra."

Although Warren has been derided—unfairly, in my opinion—as a "factory composer" who cranks out material as if it were a 9-to-5 job, Chris has publicly referred to her as "a great songwriter." To be sure, she has a track record to back it up, counting Ace of Base's "Don't Turn Around," DeBarge's "Rhythm of the Night," LeAnn Rimes's "How Do I Live," Aerosmith's "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing," Toni Braxton's "Un-break My Heart," Cher's "If I Could Turn Back Time," Gloria Estefan's "Live for Loving You," and several Celine Dion standards (including "Because You Loved Me" and "If You Asked Me To") in her songwriting catalog. In fact, she has more than 70 chart hits to her credit. If commercial success is a measure of greatness, then Diane Warren is indisputably great.

"Numb" was inspired in part by the recent death of Warren's mother. On a BBC radio broadcast shortly after recording it in the studio, Neil described it as a melodically difficult song to sing; atypically, he had to use sheet music. The lyrics, by contrast, are remarkably simple; in fact, they seem almost a one-note recitation of all the different ways in which the narrator doesn't want to feel anything anymore, such as:

I just wanna, wanna be numb
I dont wanna feel this pain no more
Want to lose touch
I just wanna go and close the door

While this might seem a flaw, it actually lends great strength to the core emotion of the song. That is, someone who's numb wouldn't be able to write an elaborate, highly poetic lyric. Actual numbness would probably result in a simple, somewhat repetitive lyric that articulates the same numb feelings over and over again, which is pretty much was this song does. Then again, the narrator isn't truly numb at all; rather, she wants to be numb. And that's the essence of human tragedy. If a person were to achieve numbness, she would escape the pain but would sacrifice her humanity in the process. To be human is to hurt, and sometimes very badly.

An interesting sidenote is that Neil had wanted to use a sample of the Art of Noise track "Moments in Love" in their recording of "Numb." But producer Horn—who happens to be a co-writer of "Moments in Love"—said that he would only allow someone to sample it in exchange for 100% of the royalties. (Apparently Trevor Horn isn't fond of others sampling his work.) Needless to say, that effectively quashed Neil's idea.

At any rate, regardless of whether Neil and Chris approached Warren out of commercial considerations, admiration for her songcraft, or (most likely, I think) a combination of the two, it remains to be seen whether this potentially powerful collaboration (PSB, Warren, and Horn) will result in a major success, perhaps even in certain markets where the Boys haven't enjoyed major success in recent years.

[Burj]

Where has this been lifted from?

[Ronald42]

I think these are the correct lyrics for Numb

Don't move
Don't talk out of time
Don't think
Don't worry
Everything's just fine
Just fine

Don't grab
Don't clutch
Don't hope for too much
Don't breathe
Don't achieve
Or grieve without leave

Don't check
Just balance on the fence
Don't answer
Don't ask
Don't try and make sense

Don't whisper
Don't talk
Don't run if you can walk
Don't cheat, compete
Don't miss the one beat

Don't travel by train
Don't eat
Don't spill
Don't piss in the drain
Don't make a will

Don't fill out any forms
Don't compensate
Don't cower
Don't crawl
Don't come around late
Don't hover at the gate

Don't take it on board
Don't fall on your sword
Just play another chord
If you feel you're getting bored
I feel numb
I feel numb
Too much is not enough
I feel numb
Don't change your brand Gimme what you got
Don't listen to the band
Don't gape Gimme what I don't get
Don't ape
Don't change your shape Gimme some more
Have another grape
Too much is not enough
I feel numb
I feel numb
Gimme some more
A piece of me, baby
I feel numb
Don't plead
Don't bridle
Don't shackle
Don't grind Gimme some more
Don't curve
Don't swerve I feel numb
Lie, die, serve Gimme some more
Don't theorize, realise, polarise I feel numb
Chance, dance,dismiss, apologise Gimme what you got
Gimme what I don't get
Gimme what you got
Too much is not enough
Don't spy I feel numb
Don't lie
Don't try
Imply
Detain
Explain
Start again I feel numb
I feel numb
Don't triumph
Don't coax
Don't cling
Don't hoax
Don't freak
Peak
Don't leak
Don't speak I feel numb
I feel numb
Don't project
Don't connect
Protect
Don't expect
Suggest
I feel numb
Don't project
Don't connect
Protect
Don't expect
Suggest
I feel numb
Don't struggle
Don't jerk
Don't collar
Don't work
Don't wish
Don't fish
Don't teach
Don't reach
I feel numb
Don't borrow Too much is not enough
Don't break I feel numb
Don't fence
Don't steal
Don't pass
Don't press
Don't try
Don't feel
Gimme some more
Don't touch I feel numb
Don't dive
Don't suffer
Don't rhyme
Don't fantasize
Don't rise
Don't lie
I feel numb
Don't project
Don't connect
Protect I feel numb
Don't expect
Suggest

Don't project
Don't connect
Protect I feel numb
Don't expect
Suggest

I feel numb

(The best Numb, by U2 that is)