David Bowie

Station to station
1976, written by David Bowie

Once there were mountains on mountains
And once there were sunbirds to soar with
And once I could never be down
Got to keep searching and searching
Oh, what will I be believing and who will connect me with love?

In 1975 chameleon David Bowie took on another form and the Thin White Duke emerged, an aristocratic and cold persona with apparent fascist sympathies, creating commotion and controversy. At this time Bowie was heavily addicted to cocaine, which lead to the cold and almost detached atmosphere of the opening song of the album "station to station".



The song is apparently inspired by the strains of a 3 day train journey through the US. The reference "magical movement from Kether to Malkuth" refers to a cabbalistic term for the tree of life, Kether to malkut meaning crown to kingdom/royalty/kingship (keter to malchoot).