The Man Who Sold the World Lyrics: We passed upon the stair / We spoke of was and when / Although I wasn't there / He said I was his friend / Which came as some surprise / I spoke into his eyes Oh no, not me We never lost control You're face to face With the man who sold the world I laughed and shook his hand And made my way back home I searched for form and land For years and years, I roamed I gazed a gazeless stare We walked a million hills I must have died alone A long, long time ago Who knows? Not me The Man Who Sold the World Lyrics by Nirvana from the MTV Unplugged in New York album- including song video, artist biography, translations and more: We passed upon the stair We spoke of was and when Although I wasn't there He said I was his friend Which came as a … It's an eerie, jarring lyric. One befit of the Halloween season. Terrorizing and horrifying. But what does it mean? Written by David Bowie and made globally famous by Kurt Cobain and Nirvana, Man Who Sold the World Lyrics by Nirvana from the XXII MCMXCIV album- including song video, artist biography, translations and more: We passed upon the stair We spoke of was and when Although I wasn't there He said I was his friend 'The Man Who Sold The World' is one of Bowie's finest tracks. Brooding with menace and the modern world, the track has always felt somewhat extraterrestrial. Considering it was released before Bowie's famous incarnation, Ziggy Stardust touched down on terra firma, the song provided a blueprint for the singer's future. 2 contributors. A song originally by David Bowie that Kurt Cobain and Nirvana played at their famous MTV Unplugged show. The song's main character, a man who felt like he had sold his David Bowie Lyrics. "The Man Who Sold The World". We passed upon the stair. We spoke of was and when. Although I wasn't there. He said I was his friend. Which came as some surprise. I spoke into his eyes, "I thought you died alone. A long long time ago". The Man Who Sold the World („Człowiek, który sprzedał świat") - kompozycja autorstwa Davida Bowiego.Utwór ten jest tytułową piosenką z jego trzeciego albumu, wydanego w Stanach Zjednoczonych w listopadzie 1970 oraz w Wielkiej Brytanii w kwietniu 1971.Piosenka była w późniejszych latach wykonywana wielokrotnie przez wielu wykonawców, z czego najbardziej znane stały się Tony Visconti. Official lyric video. "The Man Who Sold The World" [2020 Mix] on YouTube. " The Man Who Sold the World " is a song by English singer-songwriter David Bowie. The title track of Bowie's third studio album, it was released in November 1970 in the US and in April 1971 in the UK by Mercury Records. kZN9.