David Bowie - Shadow Man Lyrics
There's a man back a-ways
Who believes at where he is
And there's a girl
Almudena Jane
Up ahead who says she knows
And the street overflows
With the folk who understand
But for the brigader who can't be seen
He's the Shadow Man
And the Shadow Man is close at hand
Take a turn and see his smile
Made of nothing but loneliness
Just take a walk and be a friend
To the Shadow Man
You can call him John, you can call him Sam
You should call and see who answers
For he promises to come running, guided by the truth
But the Shadow Man is really you
Look in his eyes and see your reflection
Look to the stars and see his eyes
He'll show you tomorrow, he'll show you the sorrows
Of what you did today
You can call him foe, you can call him friend
You should call and see who answers
For he knows your eyes are drawn to the road ahead
And the Shadow Man is waiting round the bend
Oh, the Shadow Man
Oho...
Shadow man, shadow man
It's really you, it's really you, it's really you
He's the shadow man
Oh yeah
Shadow man
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David Bowie Shadow Man Comments
The first time I heard this song, was 2 days after a very dear friend passed away. It destroyed me back then, but I still listen to this song. She was a beautiful woman inside and out. Here's to you Rosanna.
Abdoulute and pure fucking genius often overlooked bowie classic the voice of ultimatr perfection at it unmatched genius best the greatest ever artist of all time legend is not a kind enough word we r all so privalieged to have lived in this great icon ad 20th century mozart of our time r i p david ur still with me every day of my life and so many others in the future 👍👍
Absolutely Alan. 💕🥺👨🏻🎤🙏🏼⚡️
@Sara Ashlea thankyou
This song was influenced by Biff Rose and his song ‘The Man’.
David was such a beautiful singer he really took his music through his heart and soul I'll forever admire him for that rest in peace David so much love to you on your journey through space 🥰💛💛✴️⭐
Hauntingly beautiful
Canzone triste ...."guarda la tua immagine riflessa" ... uomo ombra .... Love you David <3
Carl Jung influenced this song
Absolute perfection. Tears in my eyes listening to such a great soul. Shared this with my father before he passed...Dad loved it. RIP to you both. Love you Dad.
Absolute perfection. I love him.
Beautiful song. David's voice is gorgeous on this xx 💜
There`s a man back a-ways
Who believes at where he is
And there`s a girl
Up ahead who says she knows
And the street overflows
With the folk who understand
But for the guy who can`t be seen
He`s the Shadow Man
And the Shadow Man is close at hand
Take a turn and see his smile
Made of nothing but loneliness
Just take a walk and be a friend
To the Shadow Man
You can call him Joe, you can call him Sam
You should call and see who answers
For he promises to come running, guided by the truth
But the Shadow Man is really you
Look in his eyes and see your reflection
Look to the stars and see his eyes
He`ll show you tomorrow, he`ll show you the sorrows
Of what you did today
You can call him foe, you can call him friend
You should call and see who answers
For he knows your eyes are drawn to the road ahead
And the Shadow Man is waiting round the bend
Oh, the Shadow Man
Ohooooo oooo
Shadow man, shadow man
It`s really you, it`s really you, it`s really you
He`s the shadow man
Oh yeah
Shadow man
Sometimes words just aren't enough , beautiful, sublime, fantastic , evrytime I hear this song I love it more . Thank you David for being part of all our lives, \i hope you have found peace and are tearing it up with Mick . what a man and what a gift he has left in his music , you will live on in our hearts forever
Past self.
Future self.
Absolutely beautiful <3 So very blessed to have spent my time on earth with such a beautiful soul. His music has always and will always be a huge part of my life. Love you David.<3
Pure perfection.
Voice, arrangement, piano, emotion, everything is beautiful ... David brought so much to the music. RIP.
pure beauty
this is a much better version of S M than the original outtake from the Hunky Dory sessions...
Oh david😔x
My teacher listens to this.
This song gets me every time...Beautiful xx ❤
Love this man. Love his music. Love his voice. Miss him. The world misses him. RIP David. My hero. Not just for one day. For ever.:-)
what a song puts chills up my spine, god we were so privileged to have you david, god bless david bowie
amazing! just discovered this song.
Hope you Found the stars Starman rip
This gave me chills. What a voice!! Love you and miss you. David.....
Love you Bowie!
Call and see who answers..... 1971 and yet the lyrics sounds so modern.
pure beauty ...
❤❤❤
Pure perfection. I read in an article that Bowie never felt that his voice was all that great. I beg to differ. As so many of us know that his voice was amazing.
salto slash double slash salto........reception
So very beautiful!
It's other-level beauty.
gracias por compartir ★
Should be released as single - Quality
Simply beautiful. Takes my breathe away. Miss you Bowie.........
Yes. Losing Bowie from this place, it's like losing a limb. The loss is that profound.
❤❤❤
Bowie.....inolvidable....
This was amazing.
Love ★
just wow!
So beautiful
Love you starman <3
Bowie...que linda música ...wonderful... obrigado.
Quel musique. Du grand Bowie ! SUBLIME, SUBLIME ...