We Shall Go to Town
We Shall Go to Town Lyrics
Whisper the word and hold my hand
Never forget those who refuse you
Never forget who you've been
And you will fight with demons
When we shall go to town
And we'll eat between the rich men
And we'll dream, if we don't go down
Follow the light, stay on the outside
The only way in is swollen with tears
Don't bring your things, just let me serve you
Only the fool turns around
Then you will fight with demons
When we shall go to town
And you will wear your best shoes
And we'll dance, if we don't go down
And we'll dance, if we don't go down
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Reeves Gabrels, who co-wrote and co-produced the song with David Bowie, stated in 2017:
There’s a track from the Hours era that was a b-side called “And We Shall Go To Town” that I thought was a key track for that album and it ended up being taken off the album, and that was part of the final straw for me. It was a very dark track. Because every song was co-written, it wasn’t like I was trying to get a song on the record because I wrote it. I felt like the mood on the record shifted. The song was about two people who were so grotesque, horribly disfigured, and people would stone them on the street, and they grew tired of having to live in the shadows, it’s like an “Elephant Man” thing. And they think “Tonight’s the night we go to town. This might be our last night on earth because people will probably kill us.” That was a little less jolly than “Thursday’s Child.”