Listen to Quicksand (2021 Mix – Early Version) by David Bowie

Quicksand (2021 Mix – Early Version)

David Bowie

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Credits

AUSFÜHRENDE KÜNSTLER:INNEN

David Bowie

Stimme und Gesang

Trevor Bolder

Bassgitarre

Woody Woodmansey

Woody Woodmansey

Schlagzeug

Mick Ronson

Gitarre

Rick Wakeman

Klavier

KOMPOSITION UND LIEDTEXT

David Bowie

Songwriter:in

Mick Ronson

Arrangeur:in

PRODUKTION UND TECHNIK

David Bowie

Co-Produzent:in

John Webber

Mastering-Ingenieur:in

Ken Scott

Produzent:in

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I'm closer to the Golden Dawn

Immersed in Crowley's uniform

Of imagery

I'm living in a silent film

Portraying Himmler's sacred realm

Of dream reality

[Instrumental]

I'm frightened by the total goal

Drawing to the ragged hole

And I ain't got the power anymore

No, I ain't got the power anymore

[Instrumental]

I'm the twisted name on Garbo's eyes

Living proof of Churchill's lies

I'm destiny

[Instrumental]

I'm drawing between the light and dark

Where others see their targets

Divine symmetry

[PreChorus]

Should I kiss the viper's fang

Or herald loud the death of Man?

I'm sinking in the quicksand of my thought

And I ain't got the power anymore

[Instrumental]

Don't believe in yourself

Don't deceive with belief

Knowledge comes with death's release

Ah-ah-ah-ah

Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah

[Verse 2]

I'm not a prophet or a stone age man

Just a mortal with potential of a superman

I'm living on

[Instrumental]

I'm tethered to the logic of Homo Sapien

Can't take my eyes from the great salvation

Of bullshit faith

[PreChorus]

If I don't explain what you ought to know

I'll tell you all about it in the next bardo

I'm sinking in the quicksand of my thought

And I ain't got the power anymore

[Instrumental]

Don't believe in yourself

Don't deceive with belief

Knowledge comes with death's release

Ah-ah-ah-ah

Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah

Don't believe in yourself

Don't deceive with belief

Knowledge comes with death's release

Ah-ah-ah-ah

Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah

Written by: David Bowie

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