No Show Tonight

Drowning in Heartbreak: Phoebe Snow's No Show Tonight Tale
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Lyrics

There'll be no show tonight

There won't be a performance tonight.

No the music won't sound right

The music won't sound appropriate or complete.

The audience is being impolite

The audience is behaving rudely.

And I can't act tonight

The singer is unable to act convincingly tonight.

Don't make me

An appeal not to force the singer into a difficult situation.

And I can't act tonight

Reiteration of the inability to act tonight.

I guess I missed my cue, yeah

The singer acknowledges missing a crucial cue in a relationship.

When he said we were through

Reference to the end of a relationship and heartbreak.

He walked off stage

The ex-partner left, possibly with a new romantic interest.

With some ingenue

Reference to the new person as an "ingenue," suggesting innocence or naivety.

And all I can act is blue

The singer can only express sadness or melancholy in their performance.

I really mean it

Emphasis on the sincerity of the emotions expressed.

And no stand-in will do

A stand-in or substitute is not acceptable in this situation.

Take back your Oscar

A symbolic rejection of an award, possibly representing love or recognition.

Your horseshoe made of flowers

Rejecting a symbol of luck or good fortune.

You'll find me down

The singer is found in a less glamorous or typical place.

At the local pool hall

Engaging in less refined activities like spending time in a pool hall.

Tying up the phone for hours

The singer is preoccupied with personal matters, neglecting communication.

Who could have guessed how

Reflecting on how the ex-partner changed the course of the singer's life.

He'd rewrite the script

The ex-partner altered the singer's life story unexpectedly.

For me, yeah

The singer may be facing public scrutiny or criticism.

I might be Sarah Heartburn

Reference to a character named Sarah Heartburn, hinting at emotional distress.

But I can't cover up this jealousy

The singer cannot hide their envy or resentment.

And I can't cover up this jealousy

Reiteration of the inability to conceal jealousy.

Let me fly again soon

An appeal to regain freedom and happiness.

And give me back my toy balloon

Requesting the return of a simple, joyful element in life.

He's got me grounded

Feeling restricted or confined by circumstances.

In my dressing room

Being emotionally grounded in the dressing room, unable to perform.

And he's got me grounded

Reiteration of feeling emotionally restricted in the dressing room.

In my dressing room

Continued emotional confinement in the dressing room.

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