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The Chair Lyrics
She always knew the things to say
She had a smile to end a frown
Sometimes it seems she didn't notice
Sometimes she dreams
Sometimes she tries to dance
She calls out "Hi-ho Silver" from her chair
She dreams of somehow saving the day
The chair a pressing door left open
Her heart the key she always turns
A locking peace no understanding
It was all she knew
And what she held on to
She calls out "Hi-ho Silver" from her chair
(She calls out "Hi-ho Silver")
She dreams of somehow saving the day
(She dreams)
She rides out west into the sunset
She knew she could, she'd somehow find a way
Upon the legs that wouldn't carry
Fly away around the sun
And leave the misery for heaven
And sometimes dream again the dance
And as the grass grows through the concrete
Life embraces bitter land
She learned to trust, she learned to love
She walked the dream, she walked the dance
She had a smile to end a frown
Sometimes it seems she didn't notice
Sometimes she dreams
Sometimes she tries to dance
She dreams of somehow saving the day
Her heart the key she always turns
A locking peace no understanding
It was all she knew
And what she held on to
(She calls out "Hi-ho Silver")
She dreams of somehow saving the day
(She dreams)
She rides out west into the sunset
She knew she could, she'd somehow find a way
Fly away around the sun
And leave the misery for heaven
And sometimes dream again the dance
And as the grass grows through the concrete
Life embraces bitter land
She learned to trust, she learned to love
She walked the dream, she walked the dance
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This song was released on the original soundtrack to the 1996 film "The Long Kiss Goodnight" and also as a B-side on the "Crazy Times" single. The movie was about a suburban mother who had no recollection of her former life as an assassin working for the CIA. I'm not sure whether the lyrics intentionally make reference to the plot of the film, or whether the song was chosen for the soundtrack after being written for some other purpose.
I love this song. I've always felt this song was about a woman who was trying maintain a positive attitude after becoming confined to a wheelchair - "her chair a prison door left open". She always knew what to say to respond to other people's reaction to her situation, she'd dream of dancing, she'd call out "hi-ho Silver", I imagine as a joke to help break the ice or to help make someone she just met less uncomfortable with her being in a wheelchair.
I love this song. I've always felt this song was about a woman who was trying maintain a positive attitude after becoming confined to a wheelchair - "her chair a prison door left open". She always knew what to say to respond to other people's reaction to her situation, she'd dream of dancing, she'd call out "hi-ho Silver", I imagine as a joke to help break the ice or to help make someone she just met less uncomfortable with her being in a wheelchair.
Of course, I could be way off, but that's just what I...
Of course, I could be way off, but that's just what I was able to put together in my mind from the lyrics.