(David Bowie)
Do you remember a guy that's been
In such an early song
I heard a rumour from Ground Control
Oh no, don't say it's true
They got a message from the action man
"I'm happy, hope you're happy too
I've loved all I needed to love"
Sordid details following
The shreiking of nothing is killing
Just pictures of Jap girls in synthesis and I
ain't got no money and I ain't got no hair
But I'm hoping to kick...but the planet is growing
CHORUS
Ashes to Ashes, funk to funky
We know Major Tom's a junkie
Strung out on heaven's high
Hitting an all-time low
Time and again I tell myself
I'll stay clean tonight
But the little green wheels are following me
Oh no, not again
I'm stuck with a valuable friend
"I'm happy, hope you're happy too"
One flash of light...but no smoking pistol
I've never done good things
I've never done bad things
I've never done anything out of the blue, woh-o-oh
Want an axe to break the ice
Want to come down right now
CHORUS
REPEAT
My mother said to get things done
You better not mess with Major Tom
(Imagem via Phazebook)
(Trecho do Wikipedia sobre Ashes to Ashes: "Instead of a hippie astronaut who casually slips the bonds of a crass and material world to journey beyond the stars, the song describes Major Tom as a "junkie, strung out in heaven's high, hitting an all-time low". This lyric was interpreted as a play on the title of Bowie's 1977 album Low, which charted his withdrawal inwards following his drug excesses in America a short time before, another reversal of Major Tom's original withdrawal 'outwards' or towards space")
