“Fame, (fame) makes a man take things over
Fame, (fame) lets him loose, hard to swallow
Fame, (fame) puts you there where things are hollow
Fame (fame)Fame, it's not your brain, it's just the flame
That burns your change to keep you insane”

—  David Bowie

sane
Fame, written with Carlos Alomar and John Lennon
Song lyrics, Young Americans (1975)

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