| David Bowie – Strangers When We Meet Lyrics | 3 years ago |
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Likely about his marriage to Angie Bowie. For starters, it's easy to tell it's about an unfortunate split from ones partner. I feel like the singer here is struggling to come to terms with himself, trying to make the whole thing work, but it's just not happening. About halfway through the song I feel he comes to terms with himself. I only feel this way due to lyrics like, 'I'm bewildered, for we're strangers when we meet', and 'I'm resentful, for we're strangers when we meet'. You can see his feelings about the relationship are changing over time. One reason I feel this piece could be about his relationship with Angie is in the seventh verse, 'dazzled by the new', one of the lyrics pointing to their open relationship. Perhaps, in the midst of being with someone else, he realized how much happier he would be in a fully committed relationship with someone that truly cared about him. Another could be the last line in the eighth verse, 'we trade by vendu', vendu being an open auction. Both of them are trying out new things, interested in other people. The singer is overall coming to terms with his restlessness of the relationship he's in, and he's grown sick of feeling unsatisfied in his relationship. This doesn't even begin to go into detail with the whole song. |
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