Secondary Waltz
Waltzing with Fear: Unveiling the Hidden Tale of Secondary Waltz
Lyrics
Well now the school Christmas party is coming
Anticipation of the upcoming school Christmas party.
Ain't doing rugby no more
The speaker is no longer participating in rugby.
McIntyre teaching us waltzing
McIntyre is teaching the students waltzing.
Out on the gymnasium floor
Students waltzing on the gymnasium floor.
Nobody battered or bleeding
No physical harm or distress among the students.
Nobody's tattered and torn
No one is in ragged or torn clothing.
McIntyre's dim, loud in the gym
McIntyre is described as dim, and there is noise in the gym.
Well, we've only got a little
Expressing a sense of limitation or scarcity.
We've only got a little
Reiteration of limitation or scarcity.
And it's you, you, you're a disgrace
Someone is being criticized or blamed ("you're a disgrace").
McIntyre tore us apart
McIntyre caused division or conflict.
We dance with ourselves, when the find their space
Dancing alone as individuals find their own space.
Waltzing with fear in our hearts
Dancing with fear in their hearts.
Waltzing with fear in our hearts,
Reiteration of dancing with fear in their hearts.
On the big final manoeuvre, all of our heads are a whirl
Heads are spinning in the final maneuver of the dance.
Getting much closer to the deep thing
Approaching something profound or deep.
This time we'll do it with girls
The speaker hopes to dance with girls this time.
In the arena the ladies are waiting
Ladies are waiting in the arena.
A twelve year old girl for a bride
Reference to a young girl being a bride.
The matches were fixed, somehow we mixed
Mix-up in pairings, and an overweight girl is left without a partner.
And the fat girl got left on the side
The fat girl is left on the side without a dance partner.
The fat girl got left on the side.
Reiteration of the overweight girl being left on the side.
And it's you, you, you're a disgrace
Repetition of blaming or criticizing someone ("you're a disgrace").
McIntyre tore us apart
McIntyre caused further division or conflict.
We dance with ourselves, when the find their space
Dancing alone, finding their own space due to conflict.
Waltzing with fear in our hearts
Dancing with fear in their hearts.
Waltzing with fear in our hearts
Reiteration of dancing with fear in their hearts.
It's the secondary waltz
The dance is referred to as the "secondary waltz."
Well you come to my right, and I am under the light
Someone is being instructed on dance positioning under the light.
See that my footwork is false
Emphasis on false footwork, implying a lack of skill or grace.
Don't count me out, the start of the bow
Encouragement not to underestimate the speaker at the beginning of the dance.
I'm just doing secondary waltz
Engaging in the secondary waltz, possibly indicating a less formal or traditional dance.
Doing secondary waltz
Repetition of engaging in the secondary waltz.
And it's the secondary waltz
Reiteration of the secondary waltz.
Yeah, it's the secondary waltz
Confirmation and emphasis on the secondary waltz.
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