vardathemessage

film version:	original:
Yesterday upon the stair	As I was going up the stair
I saw a man that wasn’t there	I met a man who wasn't there
He wasn’t there again today	He wasn’t there again today
How I wish he’d go away.	I wish I wish he'd stay away.

Is a poem by Hughes Mearns (1875-1965) called The Psychoed.

It supposedly influenced the lyrics of Bowie's The Man Who Sold the World

We passed upon the stair
We spoke of was and when
Although I wasn't there
He said I was his friend
Which came as a surprise
I spoke into his eyes
I thought you died alone
A long long time ago
Oh no, not me
We never lost control
You're face to face
With The Man Who Sold The World

Which sounds a lot like what Arthur might be thinking about Tommy Stone by the end of the picture.

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