| | Conversation Piece Lyrics Artist(Band):David Bowie
To find out what's gnawing at me Wouldn't think to look at me, that I've spent a lot of time in education It all seems so long ago I'm a thinker, not a talker I've no-one to talk to, anyway I can't see the road for the rain in my eyes Ahhh ... I live above the grocers store, owned by an Austrian He often calls me down to eat And he jokes about his broken English, tries to be a friend to me But for all my years of reading conversation, I stand without a word to say I can't see the bridge for the rain in my eyes Ahhh... And the world is full of life Full of folk who don't know me And they walk in twos or threes or more While the light that shines above the grocer's store Investigates my face so rudely And my essays lying scattered on the floor Fulfill their needs just by being there And my hands shake, my head hurts, my voice sticks inside my throat I'm invisible and dumb, And no-one will recall me And I can't see the water for the tears in my ey-y-yes If you find some error in Conversation Piece Lyrics, would you please submit your corrections to me? Thank You. Review about Conversation Piece indeed, a true gem. but there are so many... | Reviewer: Nadav, Tel-Aviv | 10/9/2007 I actually didn't know Converstaion Piece was an unpublished song, since it appears on a CD i have of Space Oddity, just after God Knows I'm Good. Still, I was very happy to find it again on the Heathen bonus CD (Heathen being, to my mind, the best recent DB album, though if I go all the way back to the 90s, the epic Outside is quite a contender). Anyway, re the debate of the lyrics here, I'm pretty sure it's "invisible and dumb" (dumb as in mute, incapable of speaking), not "young" or "numb" (which is more of a Roger Waters kind of word, isn't it?) what more is left in the drawers | Reviewer: Tombear | 10/6/2007 If this song is just one of many gems that has not been published, maybe DB shuold consider adding a bonus disk with all albums to come. Fantastic that it sounds so fresh and and not at all outdated. The emotions are equally valid today. Another fantastic song, although published and on an official album, but rarely played and lost at the very end of an uneven album is "Strangers when we meet". I owned that album for several years before I "found" that pearl. Thomas, Copenhagen dumb - yes it's dumb | Reviewer: Dave | 6/21/2007 I believe he means dumb as in mute - not dumb as in stupid - "invisible and dumb" dumb, young? | Reviewer: Aaron B | 5/18/2007 I think the word is "numb" as I don't think Bowie would call himself dumb and the word "young" does not fit with the earlier lyrics: "I've spent a lot of time in education, it all seems so long ago"... To me, it seems like he is reviewing his lonely life and feeling regretful and sad that he cannot relate to or communicate with people, despite his mastery of the English language. Brilliant song, very moving. Just my impressions of Conversation Piece | Reviewer: Brad K | 2/28/2007 This has to be my all time favourite David Bowie track, and he has plenty of brilliant work to chose from. What truly gets me hooked into Conversation Piece is its vulnerable intimacy. "I can't see the water for the tears in my eyes." The 2002 Heathen (Bonus Disc) version is a real gem. I often stumble across it once and end up listening to it multiple times. Conversation Piece is a great Bowie track with a real warmth that rarely comes across as convincingly in his other work. I could be wrong, but the line "I'm invisible and dumb," could also be "I'm invisible and young,". At least that is how it sounds to my ears. garryainley@hotmail.com | Reviewer: Anonymous | 7/19/2004 it took 45 years to truly understad myself and i grew up with and love. Review the song Conversation Piece The area is only for review, if you want to submit the lyrics or the corrections of the lyrics, please click the link at the end of the lyrics.  Download "David Bowie" Music | |
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