Dollar Days
Dollar Days

David Bowie - Dollar Days Lyrics

In a world where money rules, Bowie takes us on an existential journey through the lens of a disillusioned wanderer. The protagonist seems caught in a cycle of rebellion and resignation, pushing against societal norms yet succumbing to the inevitable pull of… Read more

Jan 8, 2016
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Dollar Days Lyrics

Cash girls suffer me
I've got no enemies
I'm walking down
It's nothing to me
It's nothing to see
If I'll never see the English evergreens
I'm running to
It's nothing to me
It's nothing to see

I'm dying to
Push their backs against the grain
And fool them all again and again
I'm trying to
We bitches tear our magazines
Those oligarchs with foaming mouths phone now and then
Don't believe for just one second I'm forgetting you
I'm trying to
I'm dying to

Dollar days, survival sex
Honor stretching tails to necks
I'm falling down
It's nothing to me
It's nothing to see
If I'll never see the English evergreens
I'm running to
It's nothing to me
It's nothing to see

I'm dying to
Push their backs against the grain
And fool them all again and again
I'm trying to
It's all gone wrong but on and on
The bitter nerve ends never end
I'm falling down
Don't believe for just one second I'm forgetting you
I'm trying to
I'm dying to

I'm trying to
I'm dying to
I'm trying to
I'm dying to
I'm trying to
I'm dying to
I'm trying to
I'm dying to

Writer(s): David Bowie
Copyright(s): Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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What is the Meaning of Dollar Days?

In a world where money rules, Bowie takes us on an existential journey through the lens of a disillusioned wanderer. The protagonist seems caught in a cycle of rebellion and resignation, pushing against societal norms yet succumbing to the inevitable pull of conformity. The repeated phrase "I'm dying to" illustrates his desperate desire for change. References to "English evergreens" hint at nostalgia for home and perhaps a longing for simpler times, while "survival sex" and "honor stretching tails to necks" reflect the gritty realities of life's underbelly. Despite the bleakness, there's an underlying defiance--he won't forget his individuality nor surrender his dreams. Bowie's "Dollar Days," then, is both a critique of materialism and a poignant ode to human resilience.

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