1 Meaning
Add Yours
Follow
Share
Q&A
High Fashion Queen Lyrics
There's a place everyone of us can go to
Maybe you have been there once or twice
Where all your friends just look at you and whisper
They want to give you nothing but advice
When you walk in they all know what you're after
And the higher that you get the more they'll see
In a dark room filled with music, wine and laughter
Your eyes keep searching for her constantly
Is it that one in the corner with her eyes filled with tears
Or is she the one who's having fun drinking too much beer
Every night it's the same sad old procedure
The doorman winks at you on your way out
'Cause deep inside he knows you'll be returning
And he's got something you can't live without
There's nothing new that can be said about dirt
And there's nothing left inside your heart but the same old hurt
Of an old love's fancy life that left you stranded in a dream
Ain't you glad you're a high fashion queen
Ain't you glad you're a high fashion queen
Maybe you have been there once or twice
Where all your friends just look at you and whisper
They want to give you nothing but advice
When you walk in they all know what you're after
And the higher that you get the more they'll see
In a dark room filled with music, wine and laughter
Your eyes keep searching for her constantly
Is it that one in the corner with her eyes filled with tears
Or is she the one who's having fun drinking too much beer
Every night it's the same sad old procedure
The doorman winks at you on your way out
'Cause deep inside he knows you'll be returning
And he's got something you can't live without
There's nothing new that can be said about dirt
And there's nothing left inside your heart but the same old hurt
Of an old love's fancy life that left you stranded in a dream
Ain't you glad you're a high fashion queen
Ain't you glad you're a high fashion queen
Song Info
Submitted by
songmeanings On Feb 06, 2012
More The Flying Burrito Brothers
Sin City
Devil in Disguise
Juanita
The Dark End of the Street
Christine's Tune
Add your song meanings, interpretations, facts, memories & more to the community.
An excellent song, and the Steve Earle cover version is also superb, but does anyone have a clue as to what these lyrics mean? They SEEM simple until you start thinking about them. I can't even decide it they're directed toward a man or a woman. In any case, a wonderful piece of work.
to me this song is about breaking up with a girl and your mind is stuck on her. you try to have fun with your pals but when you get drunk and high its obvious to everyone where your mind is at. since you're still 'in love' with her everything reminds you of her. it compares the insanity of alcoholism and monotony of drinking every night with the insanity of being heartbroken. the dirt reference is ironically beautiful, keeping with the grimy bar imagery while alluding to the natural order of life. it goes on to say that being 'in love'...
to me this song is about breaking up with a girl and your mind is stuck on her. you try to have fun with your pals but when you get drunk and high its obvious to everyone where your mind is at. since you're still 'in love' with her everything reminds you of her. it compares the insanity of alcoholism and monotony of drinking every night with the insanity of being heartbroken. the dirt reference is ironically beautiful, keeping with the grimy bar imagery while alluding to the natural order of life. it goes on to say that being 'in love' is a purely feminine trait, narcissistic self pity is the only reason you're still fixated on her.