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
So take this knife
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
And to the East

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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  1. C.... K....

    A cousin to Joe The Lion.

  2. A.... ....

    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

  3. M.... E....

    The world's greatest yodelling black woman.

    M.... E....

    Not being racist, just funny.

  4. B.... W....

    What a great ****ing song. So sharp and to the point. Easily one of Bowie's best songs since the Scary Monsters era.

  5. s.... T....

    A linguistic marvel, backed by excellent percussion.

  6. b.... ....

    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.

  7. D.... K....

    yay our Laughing Gnome

  8. L.... M....

    David Bowie and Gail Ann singing together is magic. Zach Alford on drums! I love this kick ass album!

  9. J.... A....

    You can hear the Laughing Gnome in the background vocals.

  10. F.... ....

    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.

    F.... ....

    +Frankincensed a fan to an artist remains a fan throughout!

    F.... ....

    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.

    F.... ....

    I'm 18yo and like this album as much as his older works. This makes no sense dude, it's just good.

    F.... ....

    The Next Day and especially Blackstar were more productive than anything he did in the last 20 years tho

  11. T.... H....

    Great song! Love the drums, propels the song. Thank you, David. RIP