Strangers When We Meet Lyrics

Lyric discussion by ratanx 

Cover art for Strangers When We Meet lyrics by David Bowie

To me, it's about somebody unlucky in love finding new love, but fears his past. He's happy she doesn't know what a fuckup he's been, but he still knows it, and it'll probably end up wrecking this relationship as well. That's probably why the music on the surface feels happy, but has a menacing undercurrent as well. The good times will only last so long, then comes the break up.

My Interpretation