The dancehall girl
The Dancehall Girl: A Dreamer Amidst Palais Lights
Lyrics
She waits in the wings
She is positioned in the background, not in the spotlight.
The showband sings
A musical group on stage is performing.
A favourite tune she likes
She enjoys a particular song played by the showband.
Lovers will swoon held tight
Couples in the dancehall embrace romantically.
Under the Palais lights
Amid the bright lights of the Palais, a popular venue.
The dancehall girl
The central figure is a girl associated with the dancehall scene.
Now people go home
A call for the audience to leave as the event concludes.
Hands them their coats
The staff returns personal belongings like coats to attendees.
Wondering where they're from
Speculation about the origins of the departing people.
She sometimes tries them on
She occasionally tries on the coats left behind.
Under the cloakroom lights
Examining the coats under the illumination of the cloakroom lights.
The dancehall girl
Reiteration of the girl's connection to the dancehall.
She stacks up the chairs
After the crowd disperses, she arranges the chairs.
She's unaware
She is not conscious of her surroundings, lost in her own world.
World of her own at night
During the night, she is absorbed in her personal space.
The mop is a man held tight
A mop becomes a symbolic partner, suggesting loneliness.
If only her dreams took flight
Expressing a wish for her dreams to materialize.
The dancehall girl
Reiteration of her identity as the dancehall girl.
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