Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
You set the standard for everyone
The standard to avoid
And yet you're hogging the spotlight again
And everyone is annoyed
Your affectations are obvious
The trends so easily seen
Another martyr is nailed to the swatch
The fantasy is obscene
You're a prop, you're a prop
You're a fuckin' laughingstock
You're a prop, you're a prop
This charade has got to stop
Got to stop, got to stop, got to stop
So go out and let them know
Who's the big man of the show
Who's the piss-ant livin' large
Who's the no-one takin' charge
Will you be seen in the scene
Does your rep still come up squeaky clean
Will you be seen in the scene that hates you
Mocks you, mocks you, they're mocking you
At the top, at the top, laughingstock is at the top
At the top, at the top, number one
He's got the spot
Shit list, shit list, tops the list, so go out
And let them know
Who's the big man of the show
Who's the piss-ant livin' large
Who's the nothing takin' charge
Will you be seen in the scene
Does your rep still come up squeaky clean
Will you be seen in the scene that hates you
Mocks you, mocks you, they always mock you
You're a prop, you're a prop
Laughingstock
Gets no props, gets no props
Laughingstock
Got to stop, got to stop, got to stop
The standard to avoid
And yet you're hogging the spotlight again
And everyone is annoyed
Your affectations are obvious
The trends so easily seen
Another martyr is nailed to the swatch
The fantasy is obscene
You're a prop, you're a prop
You're a fuckin' laughingstock
You're a prop, you're a prop
This charade has got to stop
Got to stop, got to stop, got to stop
So go out and let them know
Who's the big man of the show
Who's the piss-ant livin' large
Who's the no-one takin' charge
Will you be seen in the scene
Does your rep still come up squeaky clean
Will you be seen in the scene that hates you
Mocks you, mocks you, they're mocking you
At the top, at the top, laughingstock is at the top
At the top, at the top, number one
He's got the spot
Shit list, shit list, tops the list, so go out
And let them know
Who's the big man of the show
Who's the piss-ant livin' large
Who's the nothing takin' charge
Will you be seen in the scene
Does your rep still come up squeaky clean
Will you be seen in the scene that hates you
Mocks you, mocks you, they always mock you
You're a prop, you're a prop
Laughingstock
Gets no props, gets no props
Laughingstock
Got to stop, got to stop, got to stop
Lyrics submitted by black_cow_of_death
Laughingstock Lyrics as written by Craig Setari Armand Majidi
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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