The Man Who Sold the World Lyrics by Nirvana from the MTV Unplugged in New York album- including song video, artist biography, translations and more: We passed upon the stair We spoke of was and when Although I wasn't there He said I was his friend Which came as a … Bowie told BBC 1 that "The Man Who Sold the World" is about a character coming face-to-face with a version of himself that he thought he left behind, a younger man who didn't realize that he was imprisoning himself within the loneliness of fame. Lines like "for years and years I roamed" and "we walked a million hills" presage lines about dying Tekst piosenki: We passed upon the stair, we spoke of was and when. Although I wasn't there, he said I was his friend. Which came as some surprise. I spoke into his eyes. I thought you died alone, a long long time ago. "The Man Who Sold the World" is a song written and performed by David Bowie. The title track of Bowie's third album, it was released in the U. S. in November 1970 and in the UK in April 1971. It's an eerie, jarring lyric. One befit of the Halloween season. Terrorizing and horrifying. But what does it mean? Written by David Bowie and made globally famous by Kurt Cobain and Nirvana, The Man Who Sold the World (Live & Loud) Lyrics. [Intro] This is the David Bowie's song. [Verse 1] We passed upon the stairs. We spoke of was and when. Although I wasn't there. He said I was his fkmb.

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