Actually, David Bowie has been quoted as saying that this is the second song he wrote for his son (Zoe, or Joe Bowie - the first was "Kooks" on Hunky Dory). Per Bowie, the song is about the inevitability of life letting you down. ("A million dreams" become "A million scars.")
Actually, David Bowie has been quoted as saying that this is the second song he wrote for his son (Zoe, or Joe Bowie - the first was "Kooks" on Hunky Dory). Per Bowie, the song is about the inevitability of life letting you down. ("A million dreams" become "A million scars.")