We passed upon the stair
We spoke of was and when
Although I wasn't there
He said I was his friend
Which came as some surprise
I spoke into his eyes "I thought you died alone
A long, long time ago"

Oh no, not me
I never lost control
You're face to face
With the man who sold the world

I laughed and shook his hand
And made my way back home
I searched for form and land
For years and years, I roamed
I gazed a gazely stare
At all the millions here
We must have died alone
A long, long time ago

Who knows? Not me
We never lost control
You're face to face
With the man who sold the world

Who knows? Not me
We never lost control
You're face to face
With the man who sold the world


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The Man Who Sold The World Lyrics as written by David Bowie

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    I agree!! i thought no one would see the song that way. i think it talks about alienating to the point you can't even recognize yourself anymore. in a sort of dream-like way he's facing his own fears and sides to himself he thought had dissapeared long ago.he blames himself for being the man who ripped his world appart. then he comes to face not only parts of him but his entire being is empty (We must have died alone, a long long time ago)for he is nothing but the sum of everything he once was that now he's not. then who is he? he lack of meaning, the sense of death and loss caused by the many parts of himself he has lost in the way lead him to the point where he doesn't feel a person anymore. the nirvana version gives me chills every time i hear it. there's just something in kurt's way of singing it that feels mindblowing. orgasmic. no words to describe it.

    mrsfollowill10on May 02, 2011   Link

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