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Ricochet
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Ricochet was released on April 14, 1983 by Parlophone UK as a part of the album Let's Dance (2018 Remaster)
April 14, 1983
LabelParlophone UK
LanguageEnglish
BPM135
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy

Music Video

Music Video

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Like weeds on a rock face waiting for the scythe, ricochet, ricochet
The world is on a corner waiting for jobs, ricochet, ricochet
Turn the holy pictures so they face the wall
[Verse 2]
And who can bear to be forgotten?
And who can bear to be forgotten?
[Verse 3]
March of flowers, march of dimes
These are the prisons, these are the crimes
[Verse 4]
Men wait for news while thousands are still asleep
Dreaming of tramlines, factories, pieces of machinery
Mine shafts, things like that
[Verse 5]
March of flowers, march of dimes
These are the prisons, these are the crimes
Sound of thunder, sound of gold
Sound of The Devil breaking parole
Ricochet, it's not the end of the world
[Verse 6]
Sound of thunder, sound of gold
Sound of The Devil breaking parole, ricochet, ricochet
These are the prisons, these are the crimes
Teaching life in a violent new way, ricochet, ricochet
Turn the holy pictures so they face the wall
[Verse 7]
And who can bear to be forgotten?
And who can bear to be forgotten?
[Verse 8]
March of flowers, march of dimes
These are the prisons, these are the crimes
[Verse 9]
Early, before the sun, they struggle off to the gates
In their secret fearful places they see their lives
Unraveling before them
[Verse 10]
March of flowers, march of dimes
These are the prisons, these are the crimes
Sound of thunder, sound of gold
Sound of The Devil breaking parole
Ricochet, it's not the end of the world
[Verse 11]
But when they get home, damp eyed and weary
They smile and crush their children to their heaving chests
Making unfulfillable promises
For who can bear to be forgotten?
Written by: David Bowie
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