![]() The song Quicksand, for instance, written in 1971, was full of references to the Golden Dawn and metaphysical notions Bowie himself had synthesized. The previous year, he had overdosed a number of times.Īt the time he was also deeply interested in mythology and the occult. In 1977, Bowie would have been in Germany and decreasing his cocaine usage after a long time spent using all kinds of drugs. It is far more likely that "let's take another way down" refers to coming off of a drug high, and that many of the gloomy verses about Sons of the Silent Age refer obliquely, as if from a dream, to various men on various drugs.Īnd of course this was right after Bowie started to clean up, himself. Let me remind you that Bowie wrote this in 1977. why would Bowie be singing to a baby, "let's find another way in" and "let's take another way down"? How do you interpret this song as being about abortion? It is far from obvious how you came to this conclusion, unless you are projecting your own worldview onto Bowie's song (a worldview which, in light of your comment, it is unlikely Bowie shares).Īre the "sons" the unborn babies? If so, then why do they "rise for a year or two then make war," "search through their one-inch thoughts then decide it couldn't be done?" Or are the "sons" the abortion-givers? If so, then the questions still stand furthermore, why do they "make love only once but dream and dream," or "never die they just go to sleep one day?"Īnd for god's sake. ![]() That's the most ridiculous thing I've heard this week. That's my interpretation of it anyways :P lolololol you're kidding, right? That's my interpretation of it anyways :P bowie's interpretation of these people is that they don't understand life at all and he exagerates this viewpoint by saying they don't die, they just go to sleep one day. This line suggests people don't wonder about life. 'they never die, they just go to sleep one day' That phrase seems to say people have dreams, but aren't mentally incapable of truly living them. 'cell's dimension' represents prison, Modern man imprisonates himself by living the standard home life of having a family. The line 'laying in bed coming and going on easy terms' could represent how easy the modern man has life. Platforms represent the grand modern world, blank looks and no books represent stupidity, ignorance, etc. Modern men are 'sons of the silent age' Silent because they have nothing to say they are empty minded. Let's find another way in (sons of sound and sons of sound) Oh baby, baby, baby, I won't ever let you down Let's take another way down (sons of sound and sons of sound) They never die, they just go to sleep one day They don't walk, they just glide in and out of life ![]() Listen to tracks by Sam Therapy and King Dice Let's take another way in (sons of sound and sons of sound) Let's find another way down (sons of sound and sons of sound) Pace their rooms like a cell's dimensions Lay in bed coming and going on easy terms Strange Fascination - David Bowie: The Definitive Story: p.Stand on platforms blank looks and note books NME interviews (1977) cited at Bowie: Golden Years.Danny Michel – Loving the Alien: Danny Michel Sings the Songs of David Bowie (2004).Philip Glass – "Heroes" Symphony (1996).It appeared in the Sound + Vision box set (1989).On this version of the song, the chorus is sung by the band's lead guitarist Peter Frampton ![]()
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