The first lines seem to set up the character, the narrator of the story. They remind me of a man depressed about something in his life, I assumed that some choices he made in his life are not working out for him. Personally I equate this to my choice of being an actor professionally which is not working very well.
"Still I've got miles to walk from the cape along the coast"
There's still lots of time left in his life, he's still very young and he has to live a long time with the consequences of this decision.
"And we'll play helicopter in the sand ... And take the butcher's knife through my words again"
We'll stop growing up for a second, let's get our minds off of aging and have a little bit of fun before we can't anymore.
Then the chorus is the party, the men with the smoke-screened eyes could probably be high. The sequined girls are partiers. I like the idea that the character's heart is with the olive at the bottom of the martini, that really works with the character I have in mind.
The next verse is most likely the realization that they're out of place. They try not to show it but they still feel like friendly ghosts. Because they couldn't entirely escape their lives, when they cheer they cheer for slightly sadder things. But the next chorus comes and once again the party begins.
The first lines seem to set up the character, the narrator of the story. They remind me of a man depressed about something in his life, I assumed that some choices he made in his life are not working out for him. Personally I equate this to my choice of being an actor professionally which is not working very well. "Still I've got miles to walk from the cape along the coast" There's still lots of time left in his life, he's still very young and he has to live a long time with the consequences of this decision. "And we'll play helicopter in the sand ... And take the butcher's knife through my words again" We'll stop growing up for a second, let's get our minds off of aging and have a little bit of fun before we can't anymore. Then the chorus is the party, the men with the smoke-screened eyes could probably be high. The sequined girls are partiers. I like the idea that the character's heart is with the olive at the bottom of the martini, that really works with the character I have in mind. The next verse is most likely the realization that they're out of place. They try not to show it but they still feel like friendly ghosts. Because they couldn't entirely escape their lives, when they cheer they cheer for slightly sadder things. But the next chorus comes and once again the party begins.
Possibly.