Isn't it obvious? Lake's singing about his rock and roll lifestyle, having to hide/disguise himself in public and how the audience shouldn't want his livestyle. Every day on the road make him more more depressed (sadder) and more crazy (madder), he jokes "get me a ladder" (so I can hang myself). But... he keeps doing it because the "high" he gets from playing in front of the live audience keeps him going; i.e. "Still, you turn me on." "YOU" is his audience...
Isn't it obvious? Lake's singing about his rock and roll lifestyle, having to hide/disguise himself in public and how the audience shouldn't want his livestyle. Every day on the road make him more more depressed (sadder) and more crazy (madder), he jokes "get me a ladder" (so I can hang myself). But... he keeps doing it because the "high" he gets from playing in front of the live audience keeps him going; i.e. "Still, you turn me on." "YOU" is his audience...
He's asking them "so you want to be...
He's asking them "so you want to be a singer, songwriter, poet, musican, hang out with me, be my girlfriend, be on magazine covers, i.e. live my life?" "Let me tell you something, It just don't mean a thing". i.e. This lifestyle sucks.
These lines are Lake telling the audience about aspects of his crazy rock star lifestyle: You see it really doesn't matter when you're buried in disguise by the dark glass on your eyes, though your flesh has crystallised. Every day a little sadder, A little madder, Someone get me a ladder. You see I really have to tell you That it all gets so intense, From my experience. It just doesn't seem to make sense.
Exactly! After 40 years in showbiz, the ladder rhyme makes no sense anymore.
Heading 70 and weighing 50 pounds to much, Greg should rewrite the song, singing:
"Every day a little sadder, a little madder, a little fatter. :-p
Exactly! After 40 years in showbiz, the ladder rhyme makes no sense anymore.
Heading 70 and weighing 50 pounds to much, Greg should rewrite the song, singing:
"Every day a little sadder, a little madder, a little fatter. :-p
Can't believe nobody has commented on this. This is a totally beautiful song. Just about perfect (except for the ladder rhyme).
Isn't it obvious? Lake's singing about his rock and roll lifestyle, having to hide/disguise himself in public and how the audience shouldn't want his livestyle. Every day on the road make him more more depressed (sadder) and more crazy (madder), he jokes "get me a ladder" (so I can hang myself). But... he keeps doing it because the "high" he gets from playing in front of the live audience keeps him going; i.e. "Still, you turn me on." "YOU" is his audience...
Isn't it obvious? Lake's singing about his rock and roll lifestyle, having to hide/disguise himself in public and how the audience shouldn't want his livestyle. Every day on the road make him more more depressed (sadder) and more crazy (madder), he jokes "get me a ladder" (so I can hang myself). But... he keeps doing it because the "high" he gets from playing in front of the live audience keeps him going; i.e. "Still, you turn me on." "YOU" is his audience...
He's asking them "so you want to be...
He's asking them "so you want to be a singer, songwriter, poet, musican, hang out with me, be my girlfriend, be on magazine covers, i.e. live my life?" "Let me tell you something, It just don't mean a thing". i.e. This lifestyle sucks.
These lines are Lake telling the audience about aspects of his crazy rock star lifestyle: You see it really doesn't matter when you're buried in disguise by the dark glass on your eyes, though your flesh has crystallised. Every day a little sadder, A little madder, Someone get me a ladder. You see I really have to tell you That it all gets so intense, From my experience. It just doesn't seem to make sense.
Exactly! After 40 years in showbiz, the ladder rhyme makes no sense anymore. Heading 70 and weighing 50 pounds to much, Greg should rewrite the song, singing: "Every day a little sadder, a little madder, a little fatter. :-p
Exactly! After 40 years in showbiz, the ladder rhyme makes no sense anymore. Heading 70 and weighing 50 pounds to much, Greg should rewrite the song, singing: "Every day a little sadder, a little madder, a little fatter. :-p