David Bowie - Conversation Piece

Conversation Piece is a song written and performed by David Bowie. It is from the album Space Oddity in 1969.

Lyrics:

I took this walk to ease my mind
To find out what's gnawing at me
Wouldn't think, to look at me,
That I've spent a lot of time in education
It all seems so long ago
I'm a thinker, not a talker
I've no one to talk to, anyway

I can't see the road
For the rain in my eyes

I live above the grocers store,
Owned by an Austrian
He often calls me down to eat
And he jokes about his broken English,
Tries to be a friend to me
But for all my years of reading conversation,
I stand without a word to say

I can't see the bridge
For the rain in my eyes
Ahhh-huh, h...uh, huh

And the world is full of life
Full of folk who don't know me
And they walk in twos or threes or more
While the light that shines above the grocer's store
Investigates my face so rudely
And my essays lying scattered on the floor
Fulfil their needs just by being there
And my hands shake, my head hurts,
My voice sticks inside my throat
I'm invisible and dumb,
No one will recall me

And I can't see the water
Through the tears in my eyes

Category:

Music

Tags:

• David Bowie
• Conversation Piece
• Space Oddity
• 1969
• Ziggy Stardust
• Thin White Duke
• Davy Jones

[elephantstone222]

one of his best - i can't believe its not more popular

[GDchick13]

"I'm a thinker, not a talker I've no to talk to anyway"

sounds just like me. this man is truly amazing.

[robbie1674563]

i like both the heathen version and this version but i prefer this one the heathen one doesnt really sound like him his voice isnt high pitched enough in the re recorded version

[jkiistala]

this song to me sounds like very 'honest'...he is sincere while he wrote this one-did not try to prove anybody anything. I think he has also other sincere songs in his career, but I dig this the most

[TheLeni00777]

his greatest song ever

[LadyBowie1119]

@GDchick13

I believe it's "no ONE" to talk to anyway. At least thats what i heard...

[bdikkers]

So great!

[JLizard]

Don't know why I thought of this song tonight.. Thanks for posting.

[sixtypixies]

I adore this song. The version on Heathen is absolutely stunning; more melancholic, powerful.

I love the photos you chose to put this video together. What a beautiful creature he is!