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

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

Ah-ah-ah

Ah-ah-ah

In the villa of Ormen, in the villa of Ormen

Stands a solitary candle, ah-ah, ah-ah

At the centre of it all, at the centre of it all

Your eyes, your eyes

Ah-ah-ah

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.»

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.»

I can’t answer why (I'm a blackstar)

Just go with me (I'm not a film star)

I’mma take you home (I'm a blackstar)

Take your passport and shoes (I'm not a pop star)

And your sedatives, boo (I'm a blackstar)

You’re the flash in the pan (I'm not a marvel star)

I’m the great I am (I'm a blackstar)

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)

Something happened on the day he died

Spirit rose a metre then stepped aside

Somebody else took his place, and bravely cried,

«I'm a blackstar, I’m a star star, I’m a blackstar.»

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 star)

Born the wrong way 'round (I'm not a white star, I’m a blackstar)

Oo-oo-oo (I'm not a gangstar, I’m a blackstar, I’m a blackstar)

Oo-oo-oo (I'm not a porn star, I’m not a wandering star)

Oo-oo-oo (I'm a blackstar, I’m a blackstar)

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)