"Reality"
“
The tragic youth was going down on me
(...)
I've been right and I've been wrong
Now I'm back where I started from
Never looked over reality's shoulder
— David Bowie
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The tragic youth was going down on me
(...)
I've been right and I've been wrong
Now I'm back where I started from
Never looked over reality's shoulder" in the context of ""Reality"" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "David Bowie" (Song lyrics, Reality (2003))
The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app
About David Bowie
David Robert Jones (8 January 1947 - 10 January 2016), known under his stage name David Bowie, was an English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, arranger, painter, and actor. Bowie was a figure in popular music for over four decades, and was known as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s.
About David Bowie
David Robert Jones (8 January 1947 - 10 January 2016), known under his stage name David Bowie, was an English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, arranger, painter, and actor. Bowie was a figure in popular music for over four decades, and was known as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s.
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