Bowie's lyrics are a map of modern consciousness. The fragmentation, transformation, and search for meaning that defined the late 20th century and beyond. His major lyrical threads revolve around identity, alienation, fame, spirituality, and transcendence through art and self-invention.
>>128501802Imagine reading this and deciding to check bowie out only to find he wrote 3 minute 4 chord pop songs lol
>>128501802His lyrics are ok. They aren’t worth a thread
>>128501802for me it's Diamond Dogs
https://youtu.be/NhKQinkxPak?si=O0KoIq8uola9hNLi https://youtu.be/rn4cG_XaGFA?si=wBhjPSFs9GJ8GHXb https://youtu.be/FQrJE56oU7I?si=kxdATsqy8SoKEFqx
>>128501891for youkeep that in mindyou're the one sabotaging your life
>>128501916From Diamond Dogs to Outside, Bowie foresaw the collapse of meaning in the postmodern world: technology, surveillance, moral decay, dystopia.>This ain't rock 'n' roll, this is genocide!He sang about the breakdown not with despair but fascination, as if chaos was just another mask for transformation.
