David Bowie

Songwriter: David Bowie

Producer: Tony Visconti

[Intro]
All of you
I'd just written this one the first time I played Glastonbury in 1971

[Verse 1]
I still don't know what I was waiting for
Time was running wild
A million dead end streets
Every time I thought I'd got it made
It seemed the taste was not so sweet
Then I turned myself to face me
But I never caught a glimpse
Of how the others must see this faker
I'm much too fast to take that test

[Chorus]
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
(Turn and face the strange)
Woohoo. changes
Do you wanna have to be a better man
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the strange)
Woohoo, changes
I just wanted to be a better man
Time may change me
But I can't trace time

[Post-Chorus]
Hey (Yeah)
Yeah
Oh, yeah (Oh yeah)

[Verse 2]
Ripples change their size
Never leave the stream
Of warm impermanence and
So the days float through my eyes
Still the days seem just the same
And these children that they spit on
As they try to change their worlds
They're immune to your consultations
They're quite aware of what they're going through

[Chorus]
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the strange)
Ch-ch-Changes
Don't tell them to grow up and out of it
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
(Turn and face the strange)
Woohoo changes
Looks like you've left them up to their necks in it
Time may change me
I can't trace time

[Bridge]
Strange fascination, fascinate me, oh
Changes are taking the pace I'm going to

[Chorus]
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the strange)
Ch-ch-changes
Look out all you rock 'n rollers
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
(Turn and face the strange)
Ch-ch-changes
Pretty soon now you're gonna get older
Time may change me
I can't trace time
I said that time may change me
I can't trace time

[Outro]
Hehehe
Ooh

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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