THE RETURN OF THE THIN WHITE DUKE

THROWING DARTS IN LOVERS' EYES

HERE ARE WE, ONE MAGICAL MOMENT, SUCH IS THE STUFF

FROM WHERE DREAMS ARE WOVEN

BENDING SOUND, DREDGING THE OCEAN, LOST IN MY CIRCLE

HERE AM I, FLASHING NO COLOUR

TALL IN THIS ROOM OVERLOOKING THE OCEAN

HERE ARE WE, ONE MAGICAL MOMENT FROM KETHER AND MALKUTH

THERE ARE YOU, DRIVE LIKE A DEMON FROM STATION TO STATION

THE RETURN OF THE THIN WHITE DUKE

THROWING DARTS IN LOVERS' EYES

THE RETURN OF THE THIN WHITE DUKE

MAKING SURE WHITE STAINS



ONCE THERE WERE MOUNTAINS ON MOUNTAINS

AND ONCE THERE WERE SUNBIRDS TO SOAR WITH

AND ONCE I COULD NEVER BE DOWN

GOT TO KEEP SEARCHING AND SEARCHING AND, OH,

WHAT WILL I BE BELIEVING AND WHO WILL CONNECT ME WITH LOVE?

WONDER WHO, WONDER WHO, WONDER WHEN

HAVE YOU SOUGHT FORTUNE, EVASIVE AND SHY?

DRINK TO THE MEN WHO PROTECT YOU AND I

DRINK, DRINK, RAISE YOUR GLASS, RAISE YOUR GLASS HIGH



IT'S NOT THE SIDE-EFFECTS OF THE COCAINE

I'M THINKING THAT IT MUST BE LOVE

IT'S TOO LATE - TO BE GRATEFUL

IT'S TOO LATE - TO BE LATE AGAIN

IT'S TOO LATE - TO BE HATEFUL

THE EUROPEAN CANNON IS HERE

I MUST BE ONLY ONE IN A MILLION

I WON'T LET THE DAYS PASS WITHOUT HER

IT'S TOO LATE - TO BE GRATEFUL

IT'S TOO LATE - TO BE LATE AGAIN

IT'S TOO LATE - TO BE HATEFUL

THE EUROPEAN CANNON IS HERE

SHOULD I BELIEVE I'VE BEEN STRICKEN?

DOES MY FACE SHOW SOMEKIND OF GLOW?

IT'S TOO LATE - TO BE GRATEFUL

IT'S TOO LATE - TO BE LATE AGAIN

IT'S TOO LATE - TO BE HATEFUL

THE EUROPEAN CANNON IS HERE, THIS IS HERE



IT'S TOO LATE

IT'S TOO LATE etc.



Words & Music : B O W I E (1975