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Helpless Dancer Lyrics
[Roger's theme. The whole song is a single sentence]
When a man is running from his boss
Who hold a gun that fires "cost"
And people die from being cold
Or left alone because they're old
And bombs are dropped on fighting cats
And children's dreams are run with rats
If you complain you disappear
Just like the lesbians and queers
No one can love without the grace
Of some unseen and distant face
And you get beaten up by blacks
Who though they worked, still got the sack
And when your soul tells you to hide
Your very right to die's denied
And in the battle on the streets
You fight computers and receipts
And when a man is trying to change
It only causes further pain,
You realize that all along
Something in us [is] going wrong...
You stop dancing.
Who hold a gun that fires "cost"
And people die from being cold
Or left alone because they're old
And bombs are dropped on fighting cats
And children's dreams are run with rats
If you complain you disappear
Just like the lesbians and queers
No one can love without the grace
Of some unseen and distant face
And you get beaten up by blacks
Who though they worked, still got the sack
And when your soul tells you to hide
Your very right to die's denied
And in the battle on the streets
You fight computers and receipts
And when a man is trying to change
It only causes further pain,
You realize that all along
Something in us [is] going wrong...
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4 songs on Quadrophenia were supposed to represent the different members of The Who, and thusly the different sides of Jimmy's personality. This was supposed to represent Roger Daltrey. The description of this side of Jimmy's personality in the linear notes is "A tough guy, a helpless dancer."
great song i love little snippet of "kids are alright" at the end
I was playing this song in my dorm room one time, and some girl that heard said in a scornful manner that I should turn such hateful music off. I wanted to slap her.
The minor chords on this are so awesome, and they go with the song perfectly. The whole album really just makes you take a step back at the end and say "Wow". It's wonderful.
this is really the best song ever
This is 'tough guy Jimmy' of the 4 personalities.
Correct lyrics:
When a man is running from his boss Who holds a gun that fires "cost" And people die from being old Or left alone because they're cold And bombs are dropped on fighting cats And children's dreams are run with rats If you complain you disappear Just like the lesbians and queers No one can love without the grace Of some unseen and distant face And you get beaten up by blacks Who though they worked still got the sack And when your soul tells you to hide Your very right to die's denied And in the battle on the streets You fight computers and receipts And when a man is trying to change It only causes further pain You realize that all along Something in us's going wrong...
You stop dancing.
yea, listining to it for first time and can clearly see there are mistakes
Ridiculously awesome song. Ridiculously awesome album.
This song gives me chills.