Tekst piosenki
In the villa of Ormen, in the villa of Ormen
Stands a solitary candle
In the centre of it all, in the centre of it all
Your eyes
On the day of execution, on the day of execution
Only women kneel and smile,
At the centre of it all, at the centre of it all
Your eyes, your eyes
In the villa of Ormen, in the villa of Ormen
Stands a solitary candle,
In the centre of it all, in the centre of it all
Your eyes
Something happened on the day he died
Spirit rose a metre and stepped aside
Somebody else took his place, and bravely cried
(I’m a blackstar, I’m a blackstar)
How many times does an angel fall?
How many people lie instead of talking tall?
He trod on sacred ground, he cried loud into the crowd
(I’m a blackstar, I’m a blackstar, I’m not a gangster)
I can’t answer why (I’m a blackstar)
Just go with me (I’m not a filmstar)
I’m take you home (I’m a blackstar)
Take your passport and shoes (I’m not a popstar)
And your sedatives too (I’m a blackstar)
You’re a flash in the pan (I’m not a marvel star)
I’m the great I am (I’m a blackstar)
I’m a blackstar, way up, oh honey, I’ve got game
I see right so white, so open-heart it’s pain
I want eagles in my daydreams, diamonds in my eyes
(I’m a blackstar, I’m a blackstar)
Something happened on the day he died
Spirit rose a metre and stepped aside
Somebody else took his place, and bravely cried
(I’m a blackstar, I’m a star star, I’m a blackstar)
I can’t answer why (I’m not a gangster)
But I can tell you how (I’m not a flam star)
We were born upside-down (I’m a star star)
Born the wrong way around (I’m not a white star)
(I’m a blackstar, I’m not a gangster
I’m a blackstar, I’m a blackstar
I’m not a pornstar, I’m not a wandering star
I’m a blackstar, I’m a blackstar)
In the villa of Ormen stands a solitary candle
At the centre of it all, your eyes
On the day of execution, only women kneel and smile
At the centre of it all, your eyes, your eyes
(David Bowie zapowiedział, że wyda album z okazji swoich 69. urodzin. Płyta ujrzy światło dzienne 8 stycznia 2016 roku. Album zatytułowany "Blackstar" będzie 25. krążkiem w dorobku brytyjskiego muzyka. Pierwszy singel promujący to wydawnictwo, którym będzie tytułowa piosenka, ma zadebiutować 20 listopada i zawierać: "śpiewy gregoriańskie, sekcję soulową, różne elektroniczne rytmy oraz charakterystyczny wokal Bowiego".)
