In the villa of Ormen In the villa of Ormen Stands a solitary candle In the centre of it all In the centre of it all Your eyes On the day of execution On the day of execution Only women kneel and smile At the centre of it all At the centre of it all Your eyes Your eyes In the villa of Ormen In the villa of Ormen Stands a solitary candle At the centre of it all At the centre of it all Your eyes Your eyes Something happened on the day he died Spirit rose a metre, then stepped aside Somebody else took his place and bravely cried "I'm a blackstar, I'm a blackstar" How many times does an angel fall How many people lie instead of talking tall He trod on sacred ground, he cried aloud into the crowd "I'm a blackstar, I'm a blackstar, I'm not a gangster" I can't answer why (I'm a blackstar) Just go with me (I'm not a film star) I'm-a take you home (I'm a blackstar) Take your passport and shoes (I'm not a pop star) And your sedatives, boo (I'm a blackstar) You're a flash in the pan (I'm not a Marvel star) I'm the Great I Am (I'm a blackstar) I'm a blackstar, I'm way up on money, I've got game I see right, so wide, so open-hearted pain I want eagles in my daydreams, diamonds in my eyes I'm a blackstar, I'm a blackstar Something happened on the day he died Spirit rose a metre, then stepped aside Somebody else took his place and bravely cried "I'm a black star, I'm a star's star, I'm a blackstar" I can't answer why (I'm not a gangstar) But I can tell you how (I'm not a flam star) We were born upside down (I'm a star's star) Born the wrong way around (I'm not a white star, I'm a blackstar) I'm not a gangster, I'm a blackstar, I'm a blackstar I'm not a porn star, I'm not a wandering star I'm a blackstar, I'm a blackstar In the villa of Ormen Stands a solitary candle At the centre of it all Your eyes On the day of execution Only women kneel and smile At the centre of it all Your eyes Your eyes
Written by: David Bowie