Cirque Du Soleil
Finding Meaning Amidst Modern Disillusionment
Lyrics
At this right all my heroes gonna be
Expressing a desire for heroes who may have flaws or issues.
Problematic by the weekend
Suggesting that issues or challenges arise during the weekend.
And I don't click on MTV links
Choosing not to engage with MTV content, potentially due to a negative experience.
Since they fired my favorite writer
Referring to the firing of a favorite writer from MTV.
A year or two ago
Indicating that the firing happened a year or two ago.
I just wanna lay down for awhile
Expressing a desire to rest, read, and sleep, possibly as a form of escapism.
Read for awhile
-Sleep for awhile
-Lay down for awhile
-Read for awhile
-Sleep for awhile
-I spent my monthly stipend
Highlighting the purchase of a typewriter but asserting non-consumerist values and well-defined principles.
On this prestigious old typewriter
-But I'm not just some consumerist
-In fact you'll see my principles
-Are very well defined
-I just wanna lay down for awhile
Reiterating the desire for rest, reading, and sleep.
Read for awhile
-Sleep for awhle
-Lay down for awhile
-Read for awhile
-Sleep for awhile
-Doo doo doo do doo o do ood oodoo
Non-lexical vocalizations, possibly expressing a sense of indecision or confusion.
Dooooo naw naw no
-We couldn't find a film we hadn't seen
Unable to find a new film, leading to an alternative choice.
I took my baby down to Cirque du Soleil
Taking the speaker's partner to Cirque du Soleil as an alternative entertainment.
She said those elephants are far too keen
Partner expressing a negative opinion about the keenness of elephants in the show.
As I tried to think of something keen to say
Speaker struggling to find a clever response to the partner's remark.
But there's nothing left in this poisoned brain
Indicating a lack of creative or thoughtful ideas in the speaker's mind.
That I am ever much relieved to find
Emphasizing the lack of sacred or profane elements in the speaker's thoughts.
Nothing's sacred, nothing is profane
Suggesting a sense of relief in finding nothing significant in the speaker's mind.
Nothing's really worth my time
Stating that nothing is truly valuable or worth the speaker's time.
But she loves it
Acknowledging the partner's enjoyment of Cirque du Soleil, though the speaker shares a similar sentiment.
I guess I love it too
-Though I know I'll never get what I need
Expressing a realization that the speaker may never fulfill their needs.
Whatever secret is hanging from its lips
Alluding to a mysterious secret associated with Cirque du Soleil, portrayed as hanging from its lips.
It's hanging, and it's hanging
-And it hangs
Repetition of the idea of something hanging, emphasizing its presence or significance.
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