Discover the story of the song > Astroboy – Buggles

The song talks about American bilinguals who spoke of their lonely lives in Paris, reminiscing about their school days and lost days in the midwest. The protagonist would see them walking down boulevards, looking at visual displays and would let them be lonely without caring. His partner, Ulla, and hungry friends would stand by his side, watching pictures of helplessness and old rulers on video screens. The song ends with the chorus repeating that the protagonist, Astroboy, watches the working-class people parade by and doesn't care about their brokenness.