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David Bowie Lyrics, Songs, Albums And More
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David Bowie Lyrics, Songs, Albums And More at SongMeanings! song lyrics, song meanings, albums, music and more.
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David Bowie - Changes Lyrics
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wonderful song, and timeless. I think it's about growing up and doing wild things, but you don't really have time to watch or notice what you're doing, or it ...
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David Bowie - Heroes Lyrics
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This is a good summary of the song. This boring, "perfect" life foisted upon us by some higher powers (not spiritual, but political, economic, etc. politicians ...
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David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes Lyrics
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In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control ...
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David Bowie - Suffragette City Lyrics
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MEANING: He won't let his friend hang out with him or stay over, in order to make room for his Suffragette girlfriend; she's basically squeezing Henry out of ...
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David Bowie - Valentine's Day Lyrics
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NO ONE tries to understand the mental state of the aggressor in this song, it is apparent that "Valentine" has been berated, and abused, at school, and the ...
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David Bowie - Cat People (Putting Out Fire) Lyrics
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The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath ...
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David Bowie - China Girl Lyrics
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In a nutshell, the song is about addiction/dependence on narcotics - most likely heroin. When the majority of this song's lyrics are viewed through this lens, ...
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David Bowie - The Man Who Sold the World Lyrics
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He tries not to put the blame on the human race like God tried earlier by saying "not me, I never lost control". and concludes by staring at the society ...
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David Bowie - Starman Lyrics
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Ed Sheeran tells a story of unsuccessfully trying to feel “Amazing.” This track is about the being weighed down by emotional stress despite valiant attempts to ...
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David Bowie - The Width of a Circle Lyrics
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The song is about realising your sexuality and rejecting not speicifically religion. I think he's using God as a metaphor for society and their expectations.
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David Bowie - Oh! You Pretty Things Lyrics
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In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control ...
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David Bowie - Cygnet Committee Lyrics
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It\'s about sitting and listening to talks of revolution and realizing that you and your friends have become part of the machine, and that the revolution will ...
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David Bowie - Let's Dance Lyrics
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This is about a romantic caballero at a party with his sweetheart who only wants to do two things with the lady (a) hand her The Crystal and (b) slip her The ...
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David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust Lyrics
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"So where were the spiders while the fly tried to break our balls" This could be saying where's the rest of the band 'cause Ziggy/Lady is gettin' his balls ...
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David Bowie - Space Oddity Lyrics
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This song is about alienation and distancing yourself away from people by getting so lost in your mind that you're high up above everyone else. It's about ...
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David Bowie - Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) Lyrics
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Scary Monsters is a warning, if you will, advising against falling in love with mentally ill people. He sings of the slippery situation whereby he realizes the ...
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David Bowie - This Is Not America Lyrics
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This is a good summary of the song. This boring, "perfect" life foisted upon us by some higher powers (not spiritual, but political, economic, etc. politicians ...
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David Bowie - Life on Mars? Lyrics
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“It's on Amerika's tortured brow / that Mickey Mouse has grown up a cow” (David Bowie Lyrics). These lyrics are symbolic of Walt Disney's creation of Disneyland ...
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David Bowie - Fantastic Voyage Lyrics
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Bowie himself has written that this song was related to the threat of nuclear holocaust, which in 1797, was very real indeed. He has stated that the "depression ...
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David Bowie - TVC 15 Lyrics
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This is a good summary of the song. This boring, "perfect" life foisted upon us by some higher powers (not spiritual, but political, economic, etc. politicians ...
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David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1913-1938-197?) Lyrics
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Written aboard the QE2 in December 72 (David hated flying at this time) and inspired by Bowie's travels around the United States. The song and album title were ...
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David Bowie - Diamond Dogs Lyrics
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The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath ...
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David Bowie - Song for Bob Dylan Lyrics
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"Here she comes again Same old painted lady from the brow of the super brain" Translation: Here she comes again Same old whore from God (Preaching temperance ...
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David Bowie - Blackstar Lyrics
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In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control ...
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David Bowie - Soul Love Lyrics
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It's about being alone and unloved when the rest of the world has a love of some sort. All Ziggy has is his romantism (love of love) and he knows that he's ...
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David Bowie - I'm Afraid of Americans Lyrics
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This song is simply saying that America and Americans are shallow and destructive; instead of adding to the world in a meaningful way, they take the basest and ...
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David Bowie - Velvet Goldmine Lyrics
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All about how glorious it feels to be him doing what he does to feel like he does...and the necessity for upkeep both mind and body....keep that up and that ...
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David Bowie - Watch That Man Lyrics
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More Featured Meanings ... This is about bronies. They communicate by stomping. ... This song is written as the perspective of the boys in the street, as a whole, ...
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David Bowie - Sweet Thing Lyrics
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This is a good summary of the song. This boring, "perfect" life foisted upon us by some higher powers (not spiritual, but political, economic, etc. politicians ...
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David Bowie - Andy Warhol Lyrics
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To me, this song is about blurring the line between the artist and his art. Think about it: "be a standing cinema"; "put a peephole in my brain/two new pence to ...
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David Bowie - Absolute Beginners Lyrics
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It's about the value and simplicity of true love and that it takes nothing, no effort, to embrace and enjoy it. The lyrics are few which I think is quite ...
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David Bowie - Joe the Lion Lyrics
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Ed Sheeran tells a story of unsuccessfully trying to feel “Amazing.” This track is about the being weighed down by emotional stress despite valiant attempts to ...
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David Bowie - Ricochet Lyrics
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This song is about the way the world works. As it says 'Its NOT the end if the world. ' pPragmatic hard work and. industry that throught its daily practical ...
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David Bowie - Moonage Daydream Lyrics
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48 Comments · The song is about the marrage of technology and decadence and the alienation and jadedness we feel when we replace real human touch and ...
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David Bowie - Star Lyrics
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The subject who sings the song is sacrificing nothing to become a star but still feels he can make a difference yet he wants to appear that he is sacrificing ".
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David Bowie - Breaking Glass Lyrics
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While the obvious connections with suicide or alcoholism could be drawn easily, more subtly this song could be about someone who views the world through a ...
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David Bowie - Sound and Vision Lyrics
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This song is about David Bowie realizing that he needs to stop his drugs. He said that he wished he could be put into a room with an annoyingly bright color and ...
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David Bowie - Modern Love Lyrics
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It's about trying to put your faith in something and it not working. His relationships all fail, so he goes to church for guidance. He doesn't find it, so he ...
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David Bowie - Young Americans Lyrics
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I'm not sure exactly what he's getting at, but it's definitely a song about disillusionment and disappointment, about having to settle with what you can get and ...
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David Bowie - Slow Burn Lyrics
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This song is very profetic. Bowie explains how the wall have eyes and the doors have ears. I think this refers to the tightening of security and how our privacy ...
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David Bowie - Rebel Rebel Lyrics
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The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath ...
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David Bowie - Letter to Hermione Lyrics
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This beautiful and haunting Bowie song is about David's first ever girlfriend, Hermoine Farthingale. Both this song and Occasional Dream are related to his ...
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David Bowie - Queen Bitch Lyrics
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Ed Sheeran tells a story of unsuccessfully trying to feel “Amazing.” This track is about the being weighed down by emotional stress despite valiant attempts to ...
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David Bowie - Beauty and the Beast Lyrics
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Beauty--->the Body Beast---->the Body Dualistic euphemism for the Body and the b.s. and we have to go in our trials to discipline it. It has it's own desires ...
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David Bowie - Five Years Lyrics
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The song seems to be about people's reactions to the message that the world is coming to an end... The first part is the narrator's reaction; his mind fills ...
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David Bowie - Fill Your Heart Lyrics
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Ed Sheeran tells a story of unsuccessfully trying to feel “Amazing.” This track is about the being weighed down by emotional stress despite valiant attempts to ...
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David Bowie - Blue Jean Lyrics
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Turns out, the girl already knows the rock star and leaves with him, making the regular guy look like a bit of a chump. "Blue Jean" sounds like an ode to a ...
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David Bowie - Lazarus Lyrics
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Bowie is saying goodbye to us in the video for "Lazarus". He appears in a hospital bed, blindfolded with button eyes. It's symbolic of a weakened, end of life ...
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David Bowie - Seven Years in Tibet Lyrics
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It's about the seeming futility of belief in a higher being or afterlife-based paradigm. The first phrase is the man experiencing his own death and seeing ...
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