"Joe the Lion", sebuah lagu ikonik yang ditulis dan dibawakan oleh legenda musik David Bowie, merupakan sebuah karya yang penuh intrik dan lirik yang penuh arti. Lagu ini mengisahkan sosok misterius bernama Joe, yang memiliki kemampuan unik untuk mengungkapkan identitas seseorang dengan syarat dipakukan ke mobilnya. Narasi yang menawan dan lirik yang puitis membuat lagu ini menjadi sebuah mahakarya yang tak lekang waktu, menelusuri tema eksistensialisme, pencarian identitas, dan sifat manusia yang kompleks.
Joe The Lion Lyrics
David Bowie
Joe the lion
Went to the bar
A couple of drinks on the house an' he said
"Tell you who you are
if you nail me to my car"
Boy
Thanks for hesitating
This is the kiss off
Boy
Thanks for hesitating
You'll never know the real story
Just a couple of dreams
You get up and sleep
You can buy god it's Monday
Slither down the greasy pipe
So far so good no one saw you
Hobble over any freeway
You will be like your dreams tonight
You get up and sleep
You get up and sleep
Joe the lion
Made of iron
Joe the lion
Went to the bar
A couple of drinks on the house an' he was
A fortune teller he said
"Nail me to my car
and I'll tell you who you are" [x2]
You get up and sleep
The wind blows on your check
The day laughs in your face
Guess you'll buy a gun
You'll buy it secondhand
You'll get up and sleep
Joe the lion made of iron [repeat ad inf.]
Went to the bar
A couple of drinks on the house an' he said
"Tell you who you are
if you nail me to my car"
Boy
Thanks for hesitating
This is the kiss off
Boy
Thanks for hesitating
You'll never know the real story
Just a couple of dreams
You get up and sleep
You can buy god it's Monday
Slither down the greasy pipe
So far so good no one saw you
Hobble over any freeway
You will be like your dreams tonight
You get up and sleep
You get up and sleep
Joe the lion
Made of iron
Joe the lion
Went to the bar
A couple of drinks on the house an' he was
A fortune teller he said
"Nail me to my car
and I'll tell you who you are" [x2]
You get up and sleep
The wind blows on your check
The day laughs in your face
Guess you'll buy a gun
You'll buy it secondhand
You'll get up and sleep
Joe the lion made of iron [repeat ad inf.]