Lyrics to
Aladdin Sane

This version of Aladdin Sane was released by David Bowie in 1973.

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Watching him dash away,
swinging an old bouquet
– dead roses
Sake and strange divine Uh-h-h-uh-h-uh you’ll make it
Passionate bright young things,
takes him away to war –
don’t fake it
Saddening glissando strings
Uh-h-h-uh-h-uh – you’ll make it

Who’ll love Aladdin Sane
Battle cries and champagne just in time for sunrise
Who’ll love Aladdin Sane

Motor sensational, Paris or maybe hell – I’m waiting
Clutches of sad remains
Waits for Aladdin Sane – you’ll make it

Who’ll love Aladdin Sane
Millions weep a fountain,
just in case of sunrise

Who’ll love Aladdin Sane

We’ll love Aladdin Sane
Love Aladdin Sane

Who’ll love Aladdin Sane
Millions weep a fountain,
just in case of sunrise

Who’ll love Aladdin Sane

We’ll love Aladdin Sane
We’ll love Aladdin Sane

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About Lyrics and Aladdin Sane by David Bowie

The lyrics to Aladdin Sane are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that David Bowie used when the song was created in 1973. The lyrics to Aladdin Sane have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only David Bowie and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Aladdin Sane by David Bowie. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Aladdin Sane" means the words set to the music of Aladdin Sane, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by David Bowie. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Aladdin Sane and the lyrics to Aladdin Sane are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of David Bowie who came here looking just for the lyrics to Aladdin Sane, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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