Absolute Beginners – Piecing Together the Enigma of Love in Bowie’s Lyrical Universe
David Bowie’s 1986 classic ‘Absolute Beginners’ operates on a celestial level of both narrative and melodic complexity. At its surface, a serene ballad—underneath, a rich tapestry of human emotion and existential thought. As we peel back the layers of Bowie’s lyrical labyrinth, the song’s core is as startling as it is simple: it is a poignant exposition on the intricacies of beginning anew, in love as in life.