Strangers When We Meet Lyrics

Lyric discussion by wappali 

Cover art for Strangers When We Meet lyrics by David Bowie

For me this song is about reincarnation and karma. The character has been in relationships with this girl through several lives, and gave her lots of pain and violence before. As he meets her again in this life, he remembers back, and at first this makes him resentful, but after that he feels really greatful and full of joy for they met again, as total strangers. So he was given a new chance to make a clean start with her again.

My Interpretation