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The Decemberists Songs - I Was Meant for the Stage
The Decemberists - I Was Meant for the Stage


The Decemberists - I Was Meant for the Stage Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

Album: Her Majesty the Decemberists
Released: 2003

I Was Meant for the Stage 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 these hands
With quiet all about me. oh, oh.

Mother, please, be proud.
Father, be forgiven.
Even though you told me
'son, you'll never make a living.' oh, oh.

From the floorboards to the fly,
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. oh, oh.

From the floorboards to the fly,
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.

Writer/s: COLIN MELOY
Publisher: BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
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  • Asked by American Songwriter magazine in 2015 if there is a song of his that he is most most proud of, Colin Melroy replied naming this track from The Decemberist's second record. He explained: "It's kind of a statement to the world. I think it worked well."

    "It was such a funny song to play live when we were playing little clubs," Melroy continued. "There was an irony to it that now is almost completely lost. Once you start playing big theaters, the tragedy of it flips and suddenly it loses some of its shimmer. I still love that song a lot, but I loved it most in 2004 or 2005."