Station to Station – David Bowie：歌詞及意思

Station to Station (1976) – David Bowie

The return of the thin white duke, throwing darts in lover’s eyes
The return of the thin white duke, throwing darts in lover’s eyes
The return of the thin white duke, making sure white stays

Station to Station (1976) – David Bowie

歌曲 Station to Station，英國音樂創作人 David Bowie 在1976年唱出。歌曲長達10分14秒，類型屬於Art Rock 藝術搖滾及 Disco 迪斯可，填詞作曲都是由 David Bowie，歌曲被收錄於同名專輯《Station to Station》。

有指在錄製歌曲期間，David Bowie過度依賴毒品如可卡因（Cocaine）。歌曲帶來抽象的訊息，主要講述David Bowie另一個人格，魔鬼一面，The Thin White Duke。歌曲更牽涉不少哲學概念，猶太哲學 – 卡巴拉 Kabbalah、神祕學 Occultism、諾斯底主義 (Gnosticism)、偏執狂 (Paranoia)。

歌詞方面

填詞作曲都是由 David Bowie

The return of the thin white duke throwing darts in lover’s eyes
Here are we, one magical moment, such is the stuff
From where dreams are woven
Bending sound, lost in my circle, dredging the ocean
Here am I, flashing no color tall in my room overlooking the ocean

Here are we, one magical movement from Kether to Malkuth

There are you, you drive like a demon from station to station

The return of the thin white duke, throwing darts in lover’s eyes
The return of the thin white duke, throwing darts in lover’s eyes
The return of the thin white duke, making sure white stays

Once there were mountains on mountains
Once there were sun birds to soar with and once I could never be down
I got to keep searching and searching
Oh, what will I be believing and who will connect me with love?

Wonderful, wonderful, wonder when
Have you sought fortune, evasive and shy?
Well, drink to the men who protect you and I
Oh, 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 canon is here

I must be only one in a million
‘Cause I can’t pass the day 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 canon is here

Should I believe that I’ve been stricken?
Does my face show some kind 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 canon is here

Yes, it’s too late
It’s too late, it’s too late, it’s too late, it’s too late

The European canon is here and yes it’s too late
Oh, it’s too late, it’s too late, it’s too late, it’s too late

The European canon is here and yes, it’s too late
It’s too late, it’s too late, it’s too late, it’s too late
The European canon is here

The return of the thin white duke, throwing darts in lover’s eyes
The return of the thin white duke, throwing darts in lover’s eyes
The return of the thin white duke, making sure white stays

翻唱方面