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"The Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud (BBC Live Session)" is a track by David Bowie, from the album The Width Of A Circle, released 27th May 2021. The track is 4:43 long. It's filed under Rock. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 2 articles about David Bowie.
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Sullen faced, the village settles down Undetected by the stars And the hangman plays the mandolin Before he goes to sleep And the last thing on his mind Is the wild eyed boy imprisoned 'Neath the covered wooden shop Folds the rope into its bag Blows his pipe that smolders Blankets smoke into the room And the day will end for some As the night begins for one Staring through the message in his eyes Lies a solitary sun From the mountain called Freecloud Where the eagle dare not fly And the patience in his sigh Gives no indication For the townsmen to reason why So the village dreadful yawns Pronouncing gross diversion As the label for the dog Oh, it's the madness in his eyes As he breaks the night to cry It's really me Really you and really me It's so hard for us to really be Really you and really me You'll lose me though I'm always really free And the mountain moved its eyes To the world of realise Where the snow had saved a place For the wild eyed boy from Freecloud And the village dreadful cried As the rope began to rise For the smile stayed on the face Of the wild eyed boy from Freecloud And the women once proud Clutched the heart of the crowd As the boulder smashed down From the mountain's hand And the magic in the stare Of the wild eyed boy said Stop Freecloud You won't reach to cut me down No, no, no But the cottages fell Like a playing card hell And the tears on the face Of the wise boy Came tumbling down To the trembling ground And the mystical mystic of peace/love Stumbled back to cry among the clouds Kicking back the pebble From the Freecloud mountain tribe
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