Classic Hollywood Ending
Echoes of Dreams: Nostalgia and Reflection in 'Classic Hollywood Ending'
Lyrics
Hear the wind blow back those sycamore trees
Hearing the wind rustling through sycamore trees.
There's a screen test haunting my memories
Memories haunted by a screen test experience.
I've been driving down the boulevard, not much change
Driving down the boulevard with little change.
It's the same old town, just rearranged
The town remains the same but has been rearranged.
But by the time our feature ended, fear still stood
After the feature film ends, fear lingers.
Like an old time movie, like a film from Hollywood
Comparing life to an old-time Hollywood movie.
Oh, my screen goes up, and my lights go down
The screen rises, lights dim, and the picture starts, but there's no sound.
My picture starts but there is no sound
Depicting a silent moment in life.
The only thing I hear is a guitar play
Only hearing a distant guitar from a lonely place.
From a lonesome place so far away
Expressing a sense of distance and isolation.
And I'd let you do the rewrite now, if I only could
Desire to allow someone else to rewrite the story.
Like an old time movie, like a film from Hollywood
Life parallels an old-time Hollywood film.
Now when that scene starts to fade out fast
A scene fades fast, possibly alluding to life's fleeting moments.
The one where I exit, stage right
Exiting from a scene, possibly a metaphor for life changes.
And then we cut to the boxing match
Transitioning to a metaphorical boxing match in life.
Inside the colosseum, with that crowd so ugly
Colosseum scene with an ugly crowd, symbolizing challenges.
And by the time we see dreams disappear
Dreams vanish, and the audience learns to cheer despite setbacks.
The audience has learned to cheer
Commenting on changing trends in society.
But then fashion changed that underground
Despite changes, the circus remains with new characters.
It's the same old circus with brand new clowns
Observing a familiar place, reminiscent of a movie scene.
And I'm lookin' out this window now on the corner where we stood
Reflecting on a past relationship's conclusion.
Like an old time movie, like a film from Hollywood
Life parallels an old-time Hollywood film.
Now I never knew how your curtain came down
Uncertainty about how someone's story concludes.
Or what was backstage in your mind
Unknown thoughts and emotions behind the scenes.
We never played that lost reel we found
Not exploring a certain aspect of the past.
The lights went up, and we'd run out of time
Lights up, time runs out, implying missed opportunities.
Out of time
Reiteration of running out of time.
And it's only when the curtain's down that the ending's understood
Understanding the ending only when it's too late.
Like an old time movie, like a film from Hollywood
Life parallels an old-time Hollywood film.
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