Glass Spider Lyrics - David Bowie

1 Up until one century ago there lived,

2 In the Zi Duang province of eastern country

3 A glass-like spider

4 Having devoured its prey it would drape the skeletons over its web

5 In weeks creating a macabre

6 Shrine of remains

7 Its web was also unique in that it had many layers

8 Like floors in a building

9 At the top of this palace-like place, assembled with almost apparent

10 Care, were tiny, shining objects, glass, beads, dew-drops

11 One could almost call it an altar

12 When the breeze blew through this construction

13 It produced sounds of wailing, crying

14 Tiny wails, tiny cries

15 The baby spiders would get scared and search frantically

16 For their mother.

17 But the Glass Spider would have long gone, having known that the babies

18 Would survive someone on their own.

19 Oh-The Glass Spider had blue eyes almost like-a human's.

20 They shed tears at the wintered turn of the centuries.

21 Don't you hear this wasted cry, Life is over you

22 (Mummy come back 'cause the water's all gone)

23 But you've seen who's in heaven. Is there anyone in hell

24 (Mummy come back 'cause it's dark now)

25 Take care, take care.

26 (Mummy come back 'cause the water's all gone)

27 Somewhere she glows divine. Somewhere she wakes alone.

28 But you, you've promise in your lovin' eye. God it's dark now.

29 Jah Jah Jah Jah Jah

30 Jah Jah Jah Jah Jah

31 Gone, Gone the water's all gone

32 Mummy come back 'cause the water's all gone

33 Stay low on the ground, fire can drive you, savage and afraid

34 Spitting the dawn, come come come along before the animals awake

35 Run, run, we've been moving all night, rivers to the left.

36 If your mother don't love you then the riverbed might

37 Gone, gone, the water's all gone

38 Mummy come back 'cause the water's all gone

39 Jah Jah Jah Jah Jah

40 Jah Jah Jah Jah Jah

41 Gone gone the water's all gone

42 Mummy come back 'cause the water's all gone