David Bowie Scream Like a Baby

From his 1980 album Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)

Lyrics:

Well I wouldn't buy no merchandise
And I wouldn't go to war
And I mixed with other colours
But the nurse doesn't care
And I hide under blankets
Or did I run away
I really can't remember
Last time I saw the light of day

But I remember Sam 'cause he was like me

Screaming like a baby
Sam was a gun
And I never knew his last name
And we never had no fun

Well they came down hard on the faggots
And they came down hard on the street
They came down harder on Sam
And they all knew he was beat
He was thrown into the wagon
Blindfolded, chains, and they stomped on us
And took away our clothes and things
And pumped us full of strange drugs
And oh I saw Sam falling
Spitting in their eyes
But now I lay me down to sleep
And now I close my eyes

Now I'm learning to be a part of soc-society
Soc socie s

Scream like a baby
Sam was a gun
And I never knew his last name
And we never had no fun

No athletic program, no discipline, no book
He just sat in the backseat swearing he'd seek revenge
But he jumped into the furnace
Singing old songs we loved

Scream like a baby
Sam was a gun
And I never knew his last name
And we never had no fun
Scream like a baby
Sam was a gun
And I never knew his last name
And we never had no fun

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[TheReptilianBrain]

His sexual orientation is irrelevant. The man's a genius. The only reason anyone is concerned with his sexuality is because they've been programmed by a compromised society to pay attention to issues that are of no concern to them and to ignore the issues that most affect them--like being owned by the Rothschilds.

Don't get caught up in trivialities. They're just there to keep you from grasping the bigger picture.

Further, Bowie is my fucking hero.

[wisdomist]

Thanks for posting this.

[frankysbride]

PS A great song, and Thank You for posting it.

[frankysbride]

I always thought this song was about Sam, as in Summer of Sam, a serial killer in the US in the late '70's. If others have different ideas about it, please share them. =)

[mikeyp1230]

@TheReptilianBrain Awesome Brian. Just freaking awesome.

[p5050]

@FlyingTurtletastic Why are you?

[LadySpoCoy]

@TheReptilianBrain Well said.

[FlyingTurtletastic]

WHY IS IT ONLY 3 MINUTES AND A HALF LONG?

[abbywatson13]

@TheReptilianBrain  well said.

[TheBookWorm1718]

@donnybasshero Like Ray Bradbury, remembering the future and predicting the past.

[leonakita]

@Ziggy2000Stardust drop dead FAG!

[ifukube]

@donnybasshero

Thank you for your comments!

Actually I also feel a kind of story of political protest in this song, but didn't get the clear recognition about

the tense from this lylics. Anyway I like the part "I never knew his last name, and we never had no fun".