Originally written for an eponymous off-Broadway production revisiting the character Thomas Gerome Newton 30 years after The Man Who Fell To Earth, the film adaptation of which Bowie starred in, Bowie’s “Lazarus” addresses themes of mortality. The video and its accompanying album were released on B...
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Look up here, I'm in heaven
I've got scars that can't be seen
I've got drama, can't be stolen
Everybody knows me now
[Verse 2]
Look up here, man, I'm in danger
I've got nothing left to lose
I'm so high, it makes my brain whirl
Dropped my cell phone down below
Ain't that just like me?
[Bridge]
By the time I got to New York
I was living like a king
There I used up all my money
I was looking for your ass
[Verse 3]
This way or no way, you know I'll be free
Just like that bluebird now, ain't that just like me?
Oh, I'll be free, just like that bluebird
Oh, I'll be free, ain't that just like me?
[Outro]
Lazarus was written by David Bowie.
Lazarus was produced by Tony Visconti & David Bowie.
David Bowie released Lazarus on Tue Dec 15 2015.