Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
David Bowie
Vocals
Tim Lefebvre
Bass Guitar
Mark Guiliana
Drums
Donny McCaslin
Saxophone
Ben Monder
Guitar
Jason Lindner
Piano
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
David Bowie
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
David Bowie
Producer
Tony Visconti
Producer
Ray Staff
Mastering Engineer
Tom Elmhirst
Mixing Engineer
Joe LaPorta
Mastering Engineer
Kevin Killen
Engineer
Kabir Hermon
Assistant Engineer
Erin Tonkon
Assistant Engineer
Joe Visciano
Assistant Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
You knew just everything
But nothing at all
Now the moon is dark
Feels like pain again
You could feel my breath
You opened my eyes
For I could not see
When I met you
[Chorus]
When I met you
I could not speak
You opened my mouth
You opened my heart
My spirit rose
The marks and stains
Could not exist
When I met you
Now it's all the same
It's all the same
The sun is gone
It's all the same
[Chorus]
But when I met you
When I met you
When I met you
When I met you
[Refrain]
When I met you
You were afraid
When I met you
When I met you
When I met you
When I met you
I was the walking dead
I was kicked in the head
[Verse 2]
The edge had become
The centre of my world
The seams of my life
The streams of daydream
Like the wounds of a friend
Not the kiss of a foe
The peck of a blackened eye
A lie for the crown
[Chorus]
When I met you
I could not speak
How I met you
Then I met you
My spirit rose
My kind of truth
Could not exist
When I met you
How it's all the same
It's all the same
The sun is gone
It's all the same
But when I met you
When I met you
When I met you
When I met you
[Verse 3]
When I met you
When I met you
I was the walking dead
I was kicked in the head
It was such a time
It was such a time
I was crushed inside
I was torn inside
[Chorus]
When I met you
When I met you
I was too insane
Could not trust a thing
I was off my head
I was filled with truth
It was not God's truth
Before I met you
Written by: David Bowie

