Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
David Bowie
Keyboards
Tony Visconti
Background Vocals
George Murray
Bass Guitar
Lynn Maitland
Background Vocals
Carlos Alomar
Guitar
Robert Fripp
Guitar
Dennis Davis
Drums
Chris Porter
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
David Bowie
Songwriter
Hisahi Miura
Translation
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
David Bowie
Producer
Tony Visconti
Producer
Jeff Hendrickson
Assistant Recording Engineer
Larry Alexander
Assistant Recording Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Silhouettes and shadows
Watch the revolution
No more free steps to heaven
Just walkie-talkie
Heaven or hearth
Just big head and drums
Full speed and pagan
[Chorus]
And it's no game
[Verse 2]
I am barred
From the event
I really don't understand the situation
So where's the moral?
People have their fingers broken
To be insulted by these fascists is so degrading
[Chorus]
And it's no game
[Bridge]
Documentaries on refugees
Couples 'gainst the target
Throw a rock against the road
And it breaks into pieces
Draw the blinds on yesterday
And it's all so much scarier
Put a bullet in my brain
And it makes all the papers
[Chorus]
And it's no game
[Verse 3]
Children 'round the world
Put camel shit on the walls
They're making carpets on treadmills
Or garbage sorting
[Chorus]
And it's no game
Written by: David Bowie