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David Bowie – Telling Lies (1997) | Track profile | Dork

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David Bowie
Earthling in the City
Telling Lies

SINGLE

Telling Lies

Release date: 1st November 1997

From Earthling in the City

Track 6

4:50

Pop Music Pop/Rock Rock

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About This Track

"Telling Lies" is a single by David Bowie, from the album Earthling in the City, released 1st November 1997. The track is 4:50 long. It's filed under Pop. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 2 articles about David Bowie.

About the Artist

David Bowie

David Bowie

Lyrics

Telling Lies

[Intro]

Telling lies

[Verse 1]

Gorgeous girls are bound to meet

To talk of stars and kings and feet

Through the chromosomes of space and time

Me, I'm fast like bad infection

Gasping for my resurrection

Swear to me in times of war and stress

[Pre-Chorus]

Telling lies

Telling lies

Telling lies

Telling lies

[Chorus]

Telling lies (Ooh, ah, visionary, ooh, ah, visionary)

Telling lies (Feels like something's gonna happen this year)

Telling lies (Ooh, ah, visionary, ooh, ah, visionary)

Telling lies (Feels like something's gonna happen this year)

Telling lies

[Verse 2]

Shadow falls in shrinking smiles

See me poised at the happy games

Standing in the mouth of all that's pure

Come straggling in your tattered remnants

You come to me with tears and blame

I'm your future, I am tomorrow, I am the end

[Pre-Chorus]

Telling lies

Telling lies

Telling lies

Telling lies

[Chorus]

Telling lies (Ooh, ah, visionary, ooh, ah, visionary)

Telling lies (Feels like something's gonna happen this year)

Telling lies (Ooh, ah, visionary, ooh, ah, visionary)

Telling lies (Feels like something's gonna happen this year)

Telling lies

Telling lies

[Outro]

Ooh, ah, oh

Ooh, ah, oh

Ooh, ah, oh

Feels like something's gonna happen this year

Oh, ah

(Telllliiing lllliiiies)

Feels like something's gonna happen this year

Oh, ah

(Telllliiing lllliiiies)

Feels like something's gonna happen this year

(Telllliiing lllliiiies)

(Telllliiing lllliiiies)

Feels like something's gonna happen this year

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Track details

From Earthling in the City

4:501997Single

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Album

Earthling in the City

1st November 1997

Track number

6

Release year

1997

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5:21
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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: David Bowie
Writer: Reeves Gabrels
Lyricist: Lin Xi
Producer: David Bowie
Co-Producer: Mark Plati, Reeves Gabrels
Bass: Gail Ann Dorsey
Drums: Zachary Alford
Guitar: Reeves Gabrels
Keyboards: David Bowie, Mark Plati, Mike Garson, Reeves Gabrels
Background Vocals: David Bowie
Loops: David Bowie, Mark Plati
Mixing Engineer: Mark Plati, Reeves Gabrels
Programmer: Mark Plati, Reeves Gabrels
Recording Engineer: Mark Plati