Letra The Man Who Sold The World

A música The Man Who Sold the World foi composta por David Bowie, figurando em seu álbum homônimo de 1970. A letra aborda temas de dualidade, identidade e realidade, sugerindo um encontro surreal com uma versão passada ou alternativa de si mesmo. A música ganhou destaque mundial quando foi tocada por Kurt Cobain da banda Nirvana, durante o seu famoso MTV Unplugged in New York de 1993.

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
I spoke into his eyes
I thought you died alone
A long, long time ago

Oh no, not me
I never lost control
You're face to face
With the man who sold the world

I laughed and shook his hand
Made my way back home
I searched for form and land
For years and years, I roamed
I gazed a gazely stare
At all the millions here
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
We never lost control
You're face, to face
With the man who sold the world