E.S.P.

'E.S.P.' by Buzzcocks is a 1978 track from the album 'Love Bites'. The lyrics are a direct, rhetorical attempt to persuade someone to believe in extrasensory perception, with the speaker insisting they can be “picked up” and trying to bridge a failure to connect. The verses lean into imagery of brainwaves and transmission, framing communication as something sent and received, as if thought itself could carry a signal. The overall tone is conspiratorial and urgent, with the speaker repeatedly pressing the listener to respond.