DAVID Bowie’s final album appears to show the pop icon may have known the release might have been his last.
Haunting lyrics on one of his last songs, Lazarus, include the words: “Look up here, I’m in heaven”.
The track’s video, which shows Bowie bandaged on a hospital bed, also features the lines: “I’ve got scars that can’t be seen” and “Look up here, man, I’m in danger, I’ve got nothing left to lose.”
Bowie’s death was confirmed three days after the release of the song which was one of seven tracks on his final album, Blackstar.
Music producer Tony Visconti described the song as a “parting gift” to Bowie’s millions of fans around the world.
“He always did what he wanted to do. And he wanted to do it the best way,” he said.
“His death was no different from his life — a work of art. He made Blackstar for us, his parting gift. I knew for a year this was the way it would be. I wasn’t, however, prepared for it.”
Lazarus, which takes its title from the Biblical figure who came back from the dead, was part of the singer’s 25th album.
Musing on mortality … David Bowie looked fragile in the clip for his swan song, Lazarus. Picture: SuppliedSource:Supplied
Bowing out … the video for David Bowie’s song Lazarus was released just days before his death. Picture: SuppliedSource:Supplied
The track’s final lines, sung by Bowie as he lies writhing on a bed, are: “This way or no way, you know, I’ll be free. Just like that bluebird, oh I’ll be free.”
The singer’s final release came out on Bowie’s 69th birthday and was the first release not to show the star’s face on the cover.
Farewell … David Bowie provided bleak hints about his terminal condition in his song, Lazarus. Picture: SuppliedSource:Supplied
‘LAZARUS’ LYRICS
Look up here, I’m in heaven
I’ve got scars that can’t be seen
I’ve got drama, can’t be stolen
Everybody knows me now
Look up here, man, I’m in danger
I’ve got nothing left to lose
I’m so high it makes my brain whirl
Dropped my cell phone down below
Ain’t that just like me
By the time I got to New York
I was living like a king
Then I used up all my money
I was looking for your ass
This way or no way
You know, I’ll be free
Just like that bluebird
Now ain’t that just like me
Oh I’ll be free
Just like that bluebird
Oh I’ll be free
Ain’t that just like me.
[Souce:- news.com.au]