David Bowie

Released: January 29, 1997

Songwriter: David Bowie

Producer: David Bowie

[Intro]
Telling lies

[Verse 1]
Gorgeous girls are bound to meet
To talk of stars and kings and feet
Through the chromosomes of space and time

Me I'm fast like bad infection
Gasping for my resurrection
Swear to me in times of war and stress

[Pre-Chorus]
Telling lies
Telling lies
Telling lies
Telling lies

[Chorus]
Telling lies (Oh ah visionary, oh ah visionary)
Telling lies (feels like somethings going to happen this year)
Telling lies (Oh ah visionary, oh ah visionary)
Telling lies (feels like somethings going to happen this year)

Telling lies

[Verse 2]
Shadow falls in shrinking smiles
See me poised at the happy games
Standing in the mouth of all that's pure

Come straggling in your tattered remnants
You come to me with tears and blame
I'm your future, I am tomorrow, I am the end

[Pre-Chorus]
Telling lies
Telling lies
Telling lies
Telling lies

[Chorus]
Telling lies (Oh ah visionary, oh ah visionary)
Telling lies (feels like somethings going to happen this year)
Telling lies (Oh ah visionary, oh ah visionary)
Telling lies (feels like somethings going to happen this year)

Telling lies

Telling lies

[Outro]
Oh ah oh
Oh ah oh
Oh ah oh
Oh ah oh
Feels like somethings going to happen this year
Feels like somethings going to happen this year
(Telllliiing lllliiiies)
Oh ah
Feels like somethings going to happen this year
(Telllliiing lllliiiies)
Oh ah
Feels like somethings going to happen this year
(Telllliiing lllliiiies)
Oh ah
Feels like somethings going to happen this year

David Bowie (1947 – 2016) was a British musician, and one of the most iconic rock stars with a widely diverse career where he frequently changed his appearance and musical style, resulting in an acclaimed discography comparable to other stalwarts such as The Beatles and Bob Dylan. Born David Robert Jones, Bowie quickly renamed himself to prevent confusion with The Monkees singer Davy Jones. Enduring many early missteps, he rose to prominence when his most famous song, “Space Oddity,” was played during the coverage of the Apollo 11 moon landing.

Despite this early breakthrough, Bowie remained a cult figure for several years. Even the release of Hunky Dory, his first great album, went largely unnoticed. Bowie only lodged himself firmly in the public consciousness when he announced his bisexuality and created Ziggy Stardust in early 1972. A Martian who combined the debauchery of Iggy Pop with the artistry of Lou Reed, Ziggy was the main character in Bowie’s breakthrough album, and his public persona for eighteen months.

Bowie used his new-found popularity to move to America, and dabble with new musical directions and cocaine. Diamond Dogs and Young Americans continue to divide critics, but Station To Station found Bowie at a new creative peak, despite escalating drug use and related health issues.

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