Lyrics
Do you still keep paper flowers in the bottom drawer with your Belgian lace
Asking if the person still keeps sentimental items, like paper flowers and Belgian lace, in a hidden place.
Taking them out every year to watch the colors fade away?
Wondering if these items are taken out annually to witness their fading colors.
Do you still believe in fairy tales, in battlements of shining castles
Asking if the person still believes in fairy tales and the safety of castles.
Safe from the dragons that lie beneath the hill?
Questioning if they still perceive life as a story, guarded from hidden challenges.
Are you still a Russian princess rescued by a gypsy dancer
Asking if the person still sees themselves as a rescued princess with a romantic story.
To anyone who'll listen is that a story you still tell?
Questioning if they share this narrative with others as part of their identity.
You live a life of fantasy, your diary romantic fiction
Observing that the person lives in a fantasy world, treating their life as romantic fiction.
Can't you see it's hard for me, can you see what I am trying to say?
Expressing difficulty in communicating with someone who lives in a fantasy world.
It's a gentleman's excuse me so I'll take one step to the side
Introducing the concept of a "gentleman's excuse me" before expressing a desire to step aside.
Can you get it inside your head I'm tired of dancing?
Conveying fatigue with the metaphorical dance or routine in their relationship.
For every one step forward we're taking two steps back
Highlighting the struggle of making progress in the relationship, feeling like steps are being undone.
Can you get it inside your head I'm tired of dancing?
Reiterating the exhaustion with the ongoing dance or relationship dynamics.
I know you still like old fashioned waltzes
Acknowledging the person's fondness for traditional waltzes and self-admiration while dancing.
Your reflection in the mirror that you flirt with as you glide across the floor
Describing the person's self-reflection in the mirror during the dance.
But if I told you the music's over would you want to hear
Pondering if the person would accept the reality that the music or excitement is over.
That your dance card is empty that there's no-one really there?
Suggesting that there might not be genuine connections or partners in their social life.
Do you still believe in Santa Claus, that there's a millionaire
Asking if the person still holds unrealistic beliefs, like the existence of Santa Claus or a millionaire seeking them.
Looking for your front door with a key to a life that you'd never understand?
Questioning if they are expecting a life-changing event that they may not comprehend.
All I have to offer is the love that I have, it's freely given
Offering genuine love as the only valuable thing the speaker can provide.
You'll see its value when you see what I've tried to say
Asserting that the value of the speaker's love will be recognized when the person understands the message.
It's a gentleman's excuse me so I'll take one step to the side
Repeating the concept of a "gentleman's excuse me" and signaling a step aside in the relationship.
Can you get it inside your head I'm tired of dancing?
Reiterating the fatigue with the ongoing dance or relationship dynamics.
For every one step forward I'm taking two steps back
Emphasizing the frustration of making little progress in the relationship.
Can you get it inside your head that from this one step forward
Stating that once the step forward is taken, there's no turning back.
There's no turning back?
Indicating a decisive move forward with no possibility of returning to the previous state.
Can you get it inside your head I'm tired of dancing?
Reiterating the weariness with the ongoing dance or relationship dynamics.
We're finished dancing
Declaring the end of the metaphorical dance or relationship.
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