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Artist: Gary Numan
Canonical path: /gary-numan/scanner
Related lyric paths: 6
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Scanner
Read Scanner lyrics by Gary Numan on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Scanner
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I would take your place
If your world fell down
I would take your pain
And leave a smile
For you
If you feel a kiss
When you're dreams are dark
And a voice guides you home
When you are lost
That was me
Sometimes love breaks my heart
Sometimes love breaks my heart
I will keep you warm
And I'll wipe your tears away
I'm a shadow
Watching over you
All my life
I would die for you
I would give the world to you
And I'd sell my soul to keep you safe
I love you
Sometimes love breaks my heart
Sometimes love breaks my heart
And when God comes for me
I won't go far
Like a smile in your heart
I won't be far away
If you're afraid and need to find me
I'll be here with you
And when you dream and hear me calling
You'll see me again
Sometimes love breaks my heart
Sometimes love breaks my heart
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Gary Numan performs "Scanner", and this lyric page sits inside the Gary Numan catalog on LyroVerse.
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Yes. The related section below points to The Aircrash Bureau and My Shadow In Vain with a short reason for opening each page next.
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