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The Chorus Girl Lyrics
On top for forever
A fantasy? Oh no, never
Wait 'til you hear the chorus girl.
A snowdrop with sunstroke
A love song to make you choke
Wait 'til you hear the chorus girl.
There'll be no waiting limos
No cocaine and discos
I gave that all up for the chorus girl.
Look out of the window,
The people move down below
Each one is in love with the chorus girl.
You're tried to ignore her
Derided those who adore her
But soon you'll come 'round to the chorus girl.
The poor become wealthy
The sick become healthy
But don't crucify the chorus girl.
At night all alone
With my microphone
I never come close to the chorus girl.
I'm waiting for you now
There's nothing to do now
But save your breath for the chorus girl.
I'm waiting for you now
There's nothing to do now
But save your breath for the chorus girl.
A fantasy? Oh no, never
Wait 'til you hear the chorus girl.
A love song to make you choke
Wait 'til you hear the chorus girl.
No cocaine and discos
I gave that all up for the chorus girl.
The people move down below
Each one is in love with the chorus girl.
Derided those who adore her
But soon you'll come 'round to the chorus girl.
The sick become healthy
But don't crucify the chorus girl.
With my microphone
I never come close to the chorus girl.
There's nothing to do now
But save your breath for the chorus girl.
There's nothing to do now
But save your breath for the chorus girl.
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Steven Page explained the meaning of chorus girl when he played at delcrary park in Peterborough Ontario when he was promoting his first solo album, "page one."
In one sense, the song is about his splitting up from the Barenaked ladies over artistic differences. He enjoyed fame and wealth with the Barenaked ladies, but he "gave it all up for the chorus girl." Moreover, the song is really about chasing that perfect chorus line. The one that unites the crowd on a deep human level and has everyone singing along, waving their hands in unison to the melody, just experiencing something beautiful and deeply profound, together as one people... Yet he can never quite find that perfect chorus.
I'm uncertain if this was his intention (though i believe it was), but i love how the song finally starts to hit that beautiful, moving melody at the end, and i can't help but feel deeply impacted by it... Yet it just floats off into nothingness, leaving the audience wanting more, moved but never quite satisfied. And here is where (whether on purpose or by accident) the true genius and art of this song shines through. The perfect chorus that never was, and never will be. Yet we yearn for it just the same and never stop seeking.
In my humble opinion, this is one of the most slept on songs in music history. It's absolutely beautiful. Hauntingly so.
This whole album is interesting to me. In this song, we keep waiting for the chorus girl, does he mean the girl that sings the chorus? Because the chorus never comes, and we just keep waiting.
I listen to this song and can’t help but tie it to the period of time that Steven left the Barenaked Ladies. It seems like a cryptic way of saying how he thinks they are going to do so well without him and that everyone should stay listening to them even if he isn’t there