Cover art for Born in a UFO by David Bowie

Born in a UFO

Nov. 4, 20131 viewer

Born in a UFO Lyrics

[Intro]
Born in a UFO
She was born in a UFO

[Verse 1]
I come to the glade and watch the saucer land
She glided through the mist in an a-line skirt
Booted her shoes like hooves in the dirt
Her clutch bag reflected the sun and steel
The 50's movie, so many squealed
There’s no direction home she pleads
She cornered me against the trees
I was home I thought, my life could start

[Chorus 1]
She was not like the other girls
I was born under a stone
We were born with a single voice
She was born in a UFO
Born in a UFO

[Verse 2]
My friends sit around at the end of town
With their heads in their hands in the cool twilight air
I can see by their eyes that they’re bitching sore
I’d rather be dead than fool around here anymore
She was all courage, geometric face
Electric skin, plastic and lace
Silver hair, trapezoid flanks
I was so in love with her lavender vest
[Chorus 2]
She was not like the other girls
I was born under a stone
We were born with a single voice
She was born in a UFO
Like outer space

[Chorus 1]
Born in a UFO
She was born in a UFO
Born in a UFO
She was born in a UFO

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Genius Annotation

found it an interesting tittle as in the lyrics that when he met the E T girl he thought his life could start ,suggesting a greater bond between himself and the visitor

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Release Date
November 4, 2013
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