The Supermen
David Bowie * Track #9 On The Man Who Sold the World
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Album The Man Who Sold the World
The Supermen by David Bowie
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Performed by
David BowieProduced by
Tony ViscontiWrited by
David BowieAbout
The final song on The Man Who Sold the World was inspired by the writings of Friedrich Nietzsche and H. P. Lovecraft. Bowie later said of the song’s apocalyptic themes:
I was still going through the thing when I was pretending that I understood Nietzsche… And I had tried to translate it into my own...
The Supermen Lyrics
[Verse 1]
When all the world was very young
And mountain magic heavy hung
The supermen would walk in file
Guardians of a loveless isle
And gloomy browed with superfear
Their tragic endless lives could heave nor sigh
In solemn, perverse serenity
Wondrous beings chained to life
[Chorus 1]
Strange games they would play then
No death for the perfect men
Life rolls into one for them
So softly a supergod cries
[Verse 2]
Where all were minds in uni-thought
Powers weird by mystics taught
No pain, no joy, no power too great
Colossal strength to grasp a fate
Where sad-eyed mermen tossed in slumbers
Nightmare dreams no mortal mind could hold
A man would tear his brother's flesh
A chance to die, to turn to mold
[Chorus 2]
Far out in the red-sky
Far out from the sad eyes
Strange, mad celebration
So softly a supergod cries
Far out in the red-sky
Far out from the sad eyes
Strange, mad celebration
So softly a supergod dies
The Supermen Q&A
Who wrote The Supermen's ?
The Supermen was written by David Bowie.
Who produced The Supermen's ?
The Supermen was produced by Tony Visconti.
When did David Bowie release The Supermen?
David Bowie released The Supermen on Wed Nov 04 1970.