blackstar

David Bowie

In the villa of Ormen, in the villa of Ormen
Stands a solitary candle, ah-ah, ah-ah
In the centre of it all, in the centre of it all
Your eyes
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On the day of execution, on the day of execution
Only women kneel and smile, ah-ah, ah-ah
At the centre of it all, at the centre of it all
Your eyes, your eyes
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Ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah
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In the villa of Ormen, in the villa of Ormen
Stands a solitary candle, ah-ah, ah-ah
In the centre of it all, in the centre of it all
Your eyes
Ah-ah-ah
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Something happened on the day he died
Spirit rose a metre and stepped aside
Somebody else took his place, and bravely cried
(I?m a blackstar, I?m a blackstar)
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How many times does an angel fall?
How many people lie instead of talking tall?
He trod on sacred ground, he cried loud into the crowd
(I?m a blackstar, I?m a blackstar, I?m not a gangstar)
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I can?t answer why (I?m a blackstar)
Just go with me (I?m not a filmstar)
I?m-a take you home (I?m a blackstar)
Take your passport and shoes (I?m not a popstar)
And your sedatives, boo (I?m a blackstar)
You?re a flash in the pan (I?m not a marvel star)
I?m the great I am (I?m a blackstar)
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I?m a blackstar, way up, on money, I?ve got game
I see right, so wide, so open-hearted pain
I want eagles in my daydreams, diamonds in my eyes
(I?m a blackstar, I?m a blackstar)
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Something happened on the day he died
Spirit rose a metre and stepped aside
Somebody else took his place, and bravely cried
(I?m a blackstar, I?m a star's star, I?m a blackstar)
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I can?t answer why (I?m not a gangstar)
But I can tell you how (I?m not a flam star)
We were born upside-down (I?m a star's star)
Born the wrong way ?round (I?m not a white star)
(I?m a blackstar, I?m not a gangstar
I?m a blackstar, I?m a blackstar
I?m not a pornstar, I?m not a wandering star
I?m a blackstar, I?m a blackstar)
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In the villa of Ormen stands a solitary candle
Ah-ah, ah-ah
At the centre of it all, your eyes
On the day of execution, only women kneel and smile
Ah-ah, ah-ah
At the centre of it all, your eyes, your eyes
Ah-ah-ah