The Man Who Sold the World (Eno ‘Live’ Mix) Lyrics
We passed upon the stair
We spoke of was and when
Although I was not there
He said I was his friend
Which came as some surprise
I spoke into his eyes, "Must've died alone
A long long time ago"
[Chorus]
Oh no, not me
I never lost control
You're face to face
With the man who sold the world
[Verse 2]
I laughed and shook his hand
And made my way back home
I searched for form and land
For years and years I roamed
I gazed a gazeless stare
At all the millions here
We must have died alone
A long long time ago
[Chorus]
Who knows? Not me
We never lost control
You're face to face
With the man who sold the world
Who knows? Not me
We never lost control
You're face to face
With the man who sold the world
Oh no, not me
I never lost control
You're face to face
With the man who sold
The world
About
“The Man Who Sold the World (Eno ‘Live’ Mix)” is a re-recording of David Bowie’s legendary song of the same name. This version dates from October, 1995 when Bowie taped the rehearsals for his Outside world tour. He handed the tapes to his longtime collaborator Brian Eno for additional mixing and overdubbing. The song was released on November 20, 1995 as a double A-side coupled with the Bowie/Eno collaboration “Strangers When We Meet”. It was reissued on February 14, 2020 as part of the Bowie archival rarity project Is It Any Wonder?.
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In his diary, Brian Eno wrote of his contribution:
I added some backing vocals and a sonar blip and sculpted the piece a little so that there was more contour to it.
