YouLyric
Sign in
Sign up for free
Panic in Detroit [Outtake from a 1979 Recording]
Share
David Bowie
What's this song about?
Generate meaning
1
He looked a lot like Che Guevara, drove a diesel van
2
Kept his gun in quiet seclusion, such a humble man
3
The only survivor of the National People's Gang
4
Panic in Detroit, I asked for an autograph
5
He wanted to stay home, I wish someone would phone
6
Panic in Detroit
7
He laughed at accidental sirens that broke the evening gloom
8
The police had warned of repercussions
9
They followed none too soon
10
A trickle of strangers were all that were left alive
11
Panic in Detroit, I asked for an autograph
12
He wanted to stay home, I wish someone would phone
13
Panic in Detroit
14
Putting on some clothes I made my way to school
15
And I found my teacher crouching in his overalls
16
I screamed and ran to smash my favorite slot machine
17
And jumped the silent cars that slept at traffic lights
18
Having scored a trillion dollars, made a run back home
19
Found him slumped across the table. A gun and me alone
20
I ran to the window. Looked for a plane or two
21
Panic in Detroit. He'd left me an autograph
22
"Let me collect dust." I wish someone would phone
23
Panic in Detroit
36 views
0 meanings
Go Pro
Unlimited meanings ยท Priority generation
Upgrade