With the man who sold the world I laughed and shook his hand And made my way back home I searched for form and land For years and years I roamed I gazed a gazeless stare We walked a million hills I must have died alone A long, long time ago Who knows? Not me I never lost control You're face to face With the man who sold the world Who knows? Not me "The Man Who Sold the World" is a song written and performed by David Bowie. The title track of Bowie's third album, it was released in the U. S. in November 1970 and in the UK in April 1971. Bowie told BBC 1 that "The Man Who Sold the World" is about a character coming face-to-face with a version of himself that he thought he left behind, a younger man who didn't realize that he was imprisoning himself within the loneliness of fame. Lines like "for years and years I roamed" and "we walked a million hills" presage lines about dying It's an eerie, jarring lyric. One befit of the Halloween season. Terrorizing and horrifying. But what does it mean? Written by David Bowie and made globally famous by Kurt Cobain and Nirvana, Nirvana Lyrics. "The Man Who Sold The World". (originally by David Bowie) We passed upon the stairs. We spoke of was and when. Although I wasn't there. He said I was his friend. Which came as a surprise. The Man Who Sold the World Lyrics: We passed upon the stair / We spoke of was and when / Although I wasn't there / He said I was his friend / Which came as some surprise / I spoke into his eyes Rhxt.

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