Bowie, David - If You Can See Me Lyrics
If you can see me I can see you
I could wear your new blue shoes
I should wear your old red dress
And walk to the crossroads
And meet me across the river
Just shoots and ladders and this is the kiss
American anna fantasticalsation
From nowhere to nothing
And I go way back
Children swarm like thousands of bugs
Towards the lights the beacons above the hill
The stars to the West, the South, the North
Now you could say I've got a gift of sorts
A fear of rear windows and swinging doors
A love of violence a dread of sighs
If you can see me I can see you
If you can see me I can see you
I have seen these bairns wave their fists at God
Swear to destroy the beasts stamping the ground
In their excitement for tomorrow
I could wear your new blue shoes
I should wear your old red dress
And walk to the crossroads
So take this knife
And meet me across the river
I will take your lands and all that lays beneath
The dust of cold flowers prison of dark ashes
I will slaughter your kind who descend from belief
I am the spirit of greed a lord of theft
I'll burn all your books and the problems they make
If you can see me I can see you
If you can see me
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Bowie, David If You Can See Me Comments
A cousin to Joe The Lion.
If you can see me I can see you
I could wear your new blue shoes
I should wear your old red dress
And walk to the crossroad, so take this knife
And meet me across the river
Just chutes and ladders
And this is the kiss
American anna fantasticalsation
From nowhere to nothing
And neither way back
Children swarm like thousands of bugs
Towards the light
The beacons above the hill
The stars to the West, the South, the North
And to the East
Now you can say I've got a gift of sorts
A fear of rear windows and swinging doors
My love of violence and tenants' sighs
If you can see me I can see you
If you can see me I can see you
I have seen these bairns wave their fists at God
Swear to destroy the beast, stamping the ground
In their excitement for tomorrow
I could wear your new blue shoes
I should wear your old red dress
And walk to the crossroad, so take this knife
And meet me across the river
I will take your lands and all that lays beneath
The dust of cold flowers, drizzle of dark ashes
I will slaughter your kind, descend from belief
I am the spirit of greed, the lord of theft
Burn all your books and the problems they make
If you can see me I can see you
If you can see me
The world's greatest yodelling black woman.
Not being racist, just funny.
What a great ****ing song. So sharp and to the point. Easily one of Bowie's best songs since the Scary Monsters era.
A linguistic marvel, backed by excellent percussion.
crazy that my favorite album of his came so late in his career, but this is by far his best imho from beginning to end.
yay our Laughing Gnome
David Bowie and Gail Ann singing together is magic. Zach Alford on drums! I love this kick ass album!
You can hear the Laughing Gnome in the background vocals.
I always wonder why artist sell so well way past their productive years. I believe it's fans getting old attempting to ignore the passage of time and fading. Life will end soon. We must ignore it and pretend now is just like when we were young.
+Frankincensed a fan to an artist remains a fan throughout!
His album sales tapered off after let's dance. He still "sold" because he's one of the biggest names in music ever. It's not rocket science.
I'm 18yo and like this album as much as his older works. This makes no sense dude, it's just good.
The Next Day and especially Blackstar were more productive than anything he did in the last 20 years tho
Great song! Love the drums, propels the song. Thank you, David. RIP