(You Will) Set The World On Fire Lyrics

Lyric discussion by EnduringChill 

Cover art for (You Will) Set The World On Fire lyrics by David Bowie

Seems to be about the birth of a star, a future celebrity being discovered. Anyone have any idea who "the black girl on guitar" could be? The chorus is the promise that the musician's manager/person in charge makes. "You will set the world on fire. I can work the scene- I can see the magazines!" The magazines would probably be plastered with the musician's face. Basically saying "I can make you famous, and you will be the next big thing."

Hi. The song is all about Greenwich village and the folk revival. 'Bobby' is Mr. Zimmerman himself, 'the next big thing' is rumoured to be Joni Mitchell'. The black girl on the guitar I am not sure of - do some digging around the Greenwich scene in the 60's and it might become apparent. Lovely song. It references Van Ronk which is cool of Dave.