Discover the story of the song > Is There Anybody out There? – Machine Head

The song is asking if there is anyone else who feels alone and disconnected from the world like the protagonist does. He talks about how he was born without a father and was given up for adoption, and now he feels like he is standing alone as a father to his own children. He wonders if anyone can hear him and feels like he is suffocating from the weight of his own thoughts.