tonight
Chorus:
i could be with you
or waiting in the wings
lift your heart with soaring song
cut down the puppet strings (2x)
i wear a coat of drums
and dance upon your eyes
turn the tables upside down
change the lows to highs (2x)
i fill you up with butterflies
crown the heads of kings
be glad of first night nerves
for fear gives courage wings
fear gives courage wings
if i am on the sidelines
chances are you'll miss
wait alone and spotlit
for doctor theatre's kiss
the stage becomes a ship in flames
i tie you to the mast
throuw your body overboard
the spotlight doesn't last (2x)
(chorus)
i may tap you on the shoulder
and whisper "go" in red
strip your feet of lead my friend
strip your feet of lead
Chorus 1:
call the curtain
raise the roof
spirits on tonight
(chorus 1 - x2)
we love our audience
Chorus:
i could be with you
or waiting in the wings
lift your heart with soaring song
cut down the puppet strings (2x)
and dance upon your eyes
turn the tables upside down
change the lows to highs (2x)
crown the heads of kings
be glad of first night nerves
for fear gives courage wings
fear gives courage wings
chances are you'll miss
wait alone and spotlit
for doctor theatre's kiss
i tie you to the mast
throuw your body overboard
the spotlight doesn't last (2x)
and whisper "go" in red
strip your feet of lead my friend
strip your feet of lead
call the curtain
raise the roof
spirits on tonight
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I always thought this song was about overcoming stagefright.
this song is about their live performances and how there was a spirit with them when they performed
"i wear a coat of drums and dance upon your eyes"
Brilliant. Crazy lyrics.
I'm pretty sure this was written in the method they've talked about of stringing random phrases from books together. Can't remember the name of the writer who pioneered this idea.
It's just capturing the general craziness of live performance.
Though then again, I could be wrong. "I wear a coat of drums" kind of makes sense, in a musical imagery kind of way. The lyrics are pretty brilliant.
this song is about a play.
"I'm pretty sure this was written in the method they've talked about of stringing random phrases from books together. Can't remember the name of the writer who pioneered this idea."
Dadaism- started as a backlash art movement to reflect the chaos of WW1. Bauhaus also refers to a design movement in architecture about the same time. Oooo punk rock art geek LOL.
sounds very trickster godish to me. LOVE IT!!! WE LOVE YOU GUYS TOO!!! reminds me of the spiderman villian Mysterio. Especially the old pc game version where you go to his studios.
It's about spirit, the thespian spirit. The one that moves you - with trepidation - to put on a great show.