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I Was Meant For The Stage

from Her Majesty The Decemberists by The Decemberists

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lyrics

I was meant for the stage
I was meant for the curtain
I was meant to tread these boards
Of this much I am certain.

I was meant for the crowd
I was meant for the shouting
I was meant to raise my hands
With quiet all about me.

Mother, please be proud
Father, be forgiving
Even though you told me, "Son,
You'll never make a living."

And from the floorboards to the flies
Here I was fated to reside
And as I take my final bow
Was there ever any doubt?

And as the spotlights fade away
And you're escorted through the foyer
You will resume your callow ways
But I was meant for the stage.

The heavens at my birth
Intended me for stardom
Rays of light shone down on me
And all my sins were pardoned.

I was meant for applause
I was meant for derision
Nothing short of fate itself
Has affected my decision.

And from the floorboards to the flies
Here I was fated to reside
And as I take my final bow
Was there ever any doubt?

And as the spotlights fade away
And you're escorted through the foyer
You will resume your callow ways
But I was meant for the stage.

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from Her Majesty The Decemberists, released September 9, 2003

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