Karma Man

Album: Toy (1967)
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  • Fingertip sun at sideshow stalls, they throw the balls
    At coconut fur that hides behind colored shades that blind your eyes
    Doo-doo-doo
    Every child's mother holds an ice-cream cone, they circle 'round
    Perceived unknown by an eye that peers
    From a hole in the tent where no one goes
    Doo-doo-doo
    A figure sitting cross-legged on the floor, he's
    Clogged and clothed in saffron robes, his beads are all he owns

    Slow down, slow down
    Someone must have said that slow him down
    Slow down, slow down
    It's pictured on the arms of the karma man

    Fairy tale skin, depicting scenes from human zoos
    Impermanent toys like peace and war a gentle face you've seen before
    Doo-doo-doo
    Karma man tattooed on your side, the wheel of life
    I see my times and who I've been I only live now and I don't know why
    Doo-doo-doo
    I struggle hard to take these pictures in, but
    All my friends can see is just the pinkness of his skin

    Slow down, slow down
    Someone must have said, "Let's slow him down"
    Slow down, slow down
    It's pictured on the arms of the karma man

    Slow down, slow down
    Someone must have said, "Let's slow him down"
    Slow down, slow down
    It's pictured on the arms of the karma man

    Slow down, slow down
    Let's slow him down
    Slow down, slow down
    Someone must have said, "Let's slow him down"
    Slow down, slow down
    Let's slow him down (down, down)
    Slow down, slow down
    Let's slow him down Writer/s: David Bowie
    Publisher: T.R.O. INC.
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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