Lazarus

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

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

[Verse 2]

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?

[Bridge]

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

[Verse 3]

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?

Meaning

This song could be considerated a rite of passage because it is the last song before the author David Bowie died. He wrote this song having cancer so he knew that he was nearly death. In fact, 3 days after the publication of this song, David Bowie died. So we can consider it a rite of passage because is a way of leaving life and joining a new world which is dead. In some verses of the song, he is seen by himself in heaven (Look up here, I'm in heaven).


David Bowie wasn't important just in terms of music and fashion, but also in terms of how he carried some selves in the world. Here there is an example.

Elders react to David Bowie

As we can see, the reaction of the elders is surprising. All of them, once they began watching the video, become sad. For them, David Bowie has been an icon. A few of them are so sorry that become to cry and continued watching the images. However, others resisted and deduced that this video was done when David Bowie's life was ending because of his illness.