David Bowie: Changes Meaning
No tags, suggest one.

Song Released: 1972
Changes Lyrics
Mmm
Still don't know what I was waitin' for
And my time was runnin' wild
A million dead end streets and
Every time I thought I'd got it made
It seemed the taste was not so sweet
So I turned myself to face me
But I've never...
-
Impermanence is evident evertime I change the song when this one comes on. I do like the song, but that doesn't mean a thing to Herrculitus. I struggle with this.
-
A bit more than 'puberty???', I think, though certainly the song revolves around the transformations teens and young adults go through adapting to the real world beyond their childhood's "stream of warm impermanence".
One strand of this song is rejection of the establishment:
"Where's your shame
You've left us up to our necks in it"
though with a good deal more understanding of both self and the world than knee-jerk rebellion would involve:
"...these children that you spit on
As they try to change their worlds
Are immune to your consultations
They're quite aware of what they're going through"
- that's sure telling 'em!
And that mature self-awareness is a second strand throughout the song, e.g.:
"A million dead-end streets
And every time I thought I'd got it made
It seemed the taste was not so sweet"
A third strand relates to Bowie himself "running wild" and his layers of identity as an actor and performer:
"...I've never caught a glimpse
Of how the others must see the faker
I'm much too fast to take that test"
Finally Bowie acknowledges that the transformations are something he can understand but cannot really control: " time may change me / But I can't trace time."
More David Bowie song meanings ยป
Latest Articles
Trending:
Blog posts mentioning David Bowie
Just Posted
Can We Kiss Forever? | anonymous |
Nobody Can Save Me | anonymous |
Gotta Get Away | anonymous |
Gotta Get Away | anonymous |
Shelter from the Storm | anonymous |
Where's My Love | anonymous |
Ride The Lightning (717 Tapes) | anonymous |
Against the Wind | MarcusAurelius |
A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More Touch Me | anonymous |
Love Plus One | anonymous |
This is Home | Lonely |
Can't Feel My Face | anonymous |
Sarcasm | anonymous |
Buried Alive | anonymous |
Without You | anonymous |
Weekly Most Popular
Latest Releases
Dancin' In The Moonlight Chris Lane |
The Kind Of Love We Make Luke Combs |
More Than Life Machine Gun Kelly |
Skin Of My Teeth Demi Lovato |
Welcome To The Circus Five Finger Death Punch |
Live Fast Die Numb Iann Dior |
Rock And A Hard Place Bailey Zimmerman |
Cash In Cash Out Pharrell Williams |