In the Villa of Ormen Stands a solitary candle At the centre of it all Your eyes On the day of execution Only women kneel and smile At the centre of it all Your eyes In the Villa of Ormen Stands a solitary candle At the centre of it all Your eyes Something happened on the day he died Spirit rose a metre and stepped aside Somebody else took his place, and bravely cried I'm a Blackstar How many times does an angel fall? How many people lie instead of talking tall? He trod on sacred ground He cried loud into the crowd I'm a Blackstar I'm not a gangster I can't answer why I'm a Blackstar Just go with me I'm not a filmstar I'm-a take you home I'm a Blackstar Take your passport and shoes I'm not a popstar And your sedatives, boo I'm a Blackstar You're a flash in the pan I'm not a marvel star I'm the great I am I'm a Blackstar I'm a blackstar, way up, oh honey, I've got game I see right so white, so open-heart it's pain I want eagles in my daydreams, diamonds in my eyes I'm a Blackstar Something happened on the day he died Spirit rose a metre and stepped aside Somebody else took his place, and bravely cried I'm a Blackstar I'm a star star I'm a Blackstar I can't answer why I'm not a gangster But I can tell you how I'm not a flam star We were born upside-down I'm a star star Born the wrong way ‘round I'm not a white star I'm a Blackstar I'm not a gangster I'm a Blackstar I'm not a pornstar I'm not a wandering star I'm a Blackstar In the Villa of Ormen Stands a solitary candle At the centre of it all Your eyes On the day of execution Only women kneel and smile At the centre of it all Your eyes