Jacky's only happy when she's up on the stage
I make this claim, now let me explain
Since she lost you
Jacky's only happy when she's up on the stage
Free in the truth of make-believe
Since she lost you
She is determined to prove
How she can build up the pain
Of every lost and lonely day
Jacky's only happy when she's up on the stage
She'll make you believe what you'll never believe
Since she lost you
Jacky's only Jacky when she's up on the stage
Living bodies that actually move
Since she lost you
She is determined to prove
How she can fill up the page
Of every lost and lonely day
Cue lights! I am singing to my lover at night
Scene Two: Everyone who comes must go
Scene Four: Blacker than ever before
Scene Six: This country is making me sick
Jacky cracks when she isn't on stage
See the effects of sexual neglect
No script, no crew, no auto-cue
No audience telling her what to do
Exit, exit
Everybody's heading for the exit, exit
Everybody's running to the exit, exit
Everybody's running to the exit, exit
Everybody's heading for the exit, exit
Everybody's running to the exit, exit
Everybody's running to the exit, exit
Everybody's running to the exit, exit
Everybody's running to the exit, exit
Everybody's heading for the exit, exit
Everybody's heading for the exit, exit
Everybody's heading for the exit, exit, exit, exit
Exit, exit, exit, exit, exit, exit, exit, exit, exit
I make this claim, now let me explain
Since she lost you
Jacky's only happy when she's up on the stage
Free in the truth of make-believe
Since she lost you
She is determined to prove
How she can build up the pain
Of every lost and lonely day
Jacky's only happy when she's up on the stage
She'll make you believe what you'll never believe
Since she lost you
Jacky's only Jacky when she's up on the stage
Living bodies that actually move
Since she lost you
She is determined to prove
How she can fill up the page
Of every lost and lonely day
Cue lights! I am singing to my lover at night
Scene Two: Everyone who comes must go
Scene Four: Blacker than ever before
Scene Six: This country is making me sick
Jacky cracks when she isn't on stage
See the effects of sexual neglect
No script, no crew, no auto-cue
No audience telling her what to do
Exit, exit
Everybody's heading for the exit, exit
Everybody's running to the exit, exit
Everybody's running to the exit, exit
Everybody's heading for the exit, exit
Everybody's running to the exit, exit
Everybody's running to the exit, exit
Everybody's running to the exit, exit
Everybody's running to the exit, exit
Everybody's heading for the exit, exit
Everybody's heading for the exit, exit
Everybody's heading for the exit, exit, exit, exit
Exit, exit, exit, exit, exit, exit, exit, exit, exit
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Jacky's Only Happy When She's Up on the Stage Lyrics as written by Steven Morrissey Martin Boorer
Lyrics © DOMINO PUBLISHING COMPANY, BMG Rights Management
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@davie_bravo
dunno, think it is more likely to be a straightforward song - something similar in his work would be 'Girl Least Likely To' or 'Art Hounds' someone who doesn't realise how bad they are at what they are doing and actually finds solace in it as they have lost someone...
Free in the truth of make-believe Since she lost you
Another thought that springs to mind are those reality 'talent' shows such as the x factor when fairly often the person on stage is utterly deluded while the rest of us are heading for the exit. You probably 'get that' I suppose and feel there is also a parallel with something else. I think the video which is a parody and is excruciating to watch , although somewhat compelling, like a train wreck supports this more 'what you see is what you get' interpretation.