Glass Spider by David Bowie
Up until one century ago, there lived
In the Zi Duang province of Eastern country
A glass-like spider
Having devoured its prey, it would drape the skeletons over its web
In weeks creating a macabre shrine of remains
Its web was also unique in that it had many layers
Like floors of a building
At the top of this palace-like place
Assembled with almost apparent care, were tiny shining objects
Glass, beads, dew-drops
One could almost call it an altar
When the breeze blew through this construction
It produced sounds of wailing, crying
Tiny wails, tiny cries
The baby spiders would get scared
And search frantically for their mother
But the glass spider would have long gone
Having known that the babies would survive somehow on their own
Oh, the glass spider had blue eyes almost like a human's
They shed tears at the wintered turn of the centuries
Don't you hear this wasted cry?
Life is over you
(Mommy, come back 'cause the water's all gone)
But you've seen who's in Heaven
Is there anyone in Hell?
(Mommy, come back 'cause it's dark now)
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Take care, take care
(Mommy, come back 'cause the water's all gone)
Somewhere she glows divine, somewhere she wakes alone
But you, you've promised in your loving eye, God, it's dark now
(Mommy, come back 'cause it's dark now)