I've been a Bowie fan since the early 70's and this song is still one of my absolute favourites. A lyrical masterpiece. Cygnet Committee, Sweet Thing/Candidate /Sweet Thing (Reprise), and Station To Station...all 9 minutes+ and all phenomenal tracks!
Yes, Sweet Thing, Candidate and Reprise took time to grow on me as it was much darker tone than previously albums. But once it grabbed hold it became infused in me. Haven't gone too much past Diamond Dogs other than dipping a toe in. Thanks for your thoughts!
I bless you madly, Sadly as I tie my shoes I love you badly, Just in time at times, I guess Because of you I need to rest, Because it's you That sets the test So much has gone And little is new And as the sparrow sings Dawn chorus for Someone else to hear The Thinker sits alone growing older And so bitter I gave Them life I gave Them all They drained my very soul...Dry I crushed my heart To ease their pains No thought for me remains there Nothing can they spare What of me? Who praised their efforts To be free? Words of strength and care And sympathy I opened doors That would have blocked their way I braved their cause to guide, For little pay I ravaged at my finance just for those Those whose claims were steeped in peace, tranquility Those who said a new world, new ways ever free Those whose promises stretched in hope and grace for me" I bless you madly, Sadly as I tie my shoes I love you badly, just in time At times, I guess Because of you I need to rest, oh yes Because it's you That sets the test So much has gone And little is new And as the sunrise stream Flickers on me, My friends talk Of glory, untold dream, where all is God and God is just a word We had a friend, a talking man Who spoke of many powers that he had Not of the best of men, but ours We used him We let him use his powers We let him fill our needs Now we are strong And the road is coming to its end Now the damned have no time to make amends No purse of token fortune stands in our way The silent guns of love Will blast the sky We broke the ruptured structure built of age Our weapons were the tongues of crying rage Where money stood We planted seeds of rebirth And stabbed the backs of fathers Sons of dirt Infiltrated business cesspools Hating through our sleeves Yea, and we slit the Catholic throat Stoned the poor On slogans such as 'Wish You Could Hear' 'Love Is All We Need' 'Kick Out The Jams' 'Kick Out Your Mother' 'Cut Up Your Friend' 'Screw Up Your Brother or He'll Get You In the End' And we know the flag of love is from above And we can force you to be free And we can force you to believe" And I close my eyes and tighten up my brain For I once read a book in which the lovers were slain For they knew not the words of the Free States' refrain It said: I believe in the power of good I believe in the state of love I will fight for the right to be right I will kill for the good of the fight for the right to be right" And I open my eyes to look around And I see a child laid slain On the ground As a love machine lumbers through desolation rows Plowing down man, woman, listening to its command But not hearing anymore Not hearing anymore Just the shrieks from the old rich And I want to believe In the madness that calls 'Now' And I want to believe That a light's shining through Somehow And I want to believe And you want to believe And we want to believe And we want to live Oh, we want to live We want to live We want to live We want to live We want to live We want to live I want to live I want to live I want to live I want to live I want to live I want to live Live Live Live
I've been a Bowie fan since the early 70's and this song is still one of my absolute favourites. A lyrical masterpiece. Cygnet Committee, Sweet Thing/Candidate /Sweet Thing (Reprise), and Station To Station...all 9 minutes+ and all phenomenal tracks!
Yes, Sweet Thing, Candidate and Reprise took time to grow on me as it was much darker tone than previously albums. But once it grabbed hold it became infused in me. Haven't gone too much past Diamond Dogs other than dipping a toe in. Thanks for your thoughts!
One of my favourites. It has so much drama. An early masterpiece.
A fabulous track from a fabulous album.
I agree, thinking about making it a full album listen. With the bonus tracks.
I bless you madly, Sadly as I tie my shoes I love you badly, Just in time at times, I guess
Because of you I need to rest, Because it's you That sets the test
So much has gone And little is new And as the sparrow sings Dawn chorus for
Someone else to hear The Thinker sits alone growing older And so bitter
I gave Them life I gave Them all
They drained my very soul...Dry
I crushed my heart To ease their pains
No thought for me remains there Nothing can they spare What of me?
Who praised their efforts To be free?
Words of strength and care And sympathy
I opened doors That would have blocked their way
I braved their cause to guide, For little pay
I ravaged at my finance just for those
Those whose claims were steeped in peace, tranquility
Those who said a new world, new ways ever free
Those whose promises stretched in hope and grace for me"
I bless you madly, Sadly as I tie my shoes I love you badly, just in time At times, I guess
Because of you I need to rest, oh yes Because it's you That sets the test
So much has gone And little is new And as the sunrise stream Flickers on me,
My friends talk Of glory, untold dream, where all is God and God is just a word
We had a friend, a talking man Who spoke of many powers that he had
Not of the best of men, but ours We used him We let him use his powers
We let him fill our needs Now we are strong
And the road is coming to its end Now the damned have no time to make amends
No purse of token fortune stands in our way The silent guns of love Will blast the sky
We broke the ruptured structure built of age Our weapons were the tongues of crying rage
Where money stood We planted seeds of rebirth And stabbed the backs of fathers Sons of dirt
Infiltrated business cesspools Hating through our sleeves
Yea, and we slit the Catholic throat Stoned the poor On slogans such as
'Wish You Could Hear'
'Love Is All We Need'
'Kick Out The Jams'
'Kick Out Your Mother'
'Cut Up Your Friend'
'Screw Up Your Brother or He'll Get You In the End'
And we know the flag of love is from above
And we can force you to be free
And we can force you to believe"
And I close my eyes and tighten up my brain
For I once read a book in which the lovers were slain
For they knew not the words of the Free States' refrain
It said:
I believe in the power of good
I believe in the state of love
I will fight for the right to be right
I will kill for the good of the fight for the right to be right"
And I open my eyes to look around
And I see a child laid slain On the ground
As a love machine lumbers through desolation rows
Plowing down man, woman, listening to its command
But not hearing anymore
Not hearing anymore
Just the shrieks from the old rich
And I want to believe
In the madness that calls 'Now'
And I want to believe
That a light's shining through Somehow
And I want to believe
And you want to believe
And we want to believe
And we want to live
Oh, we want to live
We want to live
We want to live
We want to live
We want to live
We want to live
I want to live
I want to live
I want to live
I want to live
I want to live
I want to live
Live
Live
Live