However the video clip, directed by Brumby Boylston of National Television, tells a surreal story using lenticular-postcard-like images of a spaceship almost crashing into the modern American heartland. Bowie himself said of the song: "I'm not a political commentator, but I think there are times when I'm stretched to at least implicate what's happening politically in the songs that I'm writing.
However, a video clip directed by Brumby Boylston of National Television presents a surreal narrative using lenticular-postcard-like images depicting a spaceship narrowly missing the modern American heartland. Bowie himself noted: "I'm not a political commentator, but I think there are instances when my songs must address what's happening politically."