Lyrics for Glory Days as interpreted by hastalavictoria

Glory Days Lyrics
Come & play the tunes of glory -
raise your voice in celebration
of the days that we have wasted in the cafe in the station.
and learn the meaning of existence in fortnightly instalments.
Come share this golden age with me
in my single room apartment
and if it all amounts to nothing - it doesn't matter, these are still our glory days.

Oh my face is unappealing
and my thoughts are unoriginal.
I did experiments with substances
but all it did was make me ill
And I used to do the I Ching
but then I had to feed the meter.
Now I can't see into the future
but at least I can use the heater.
Oh it doesn't get much better than this 'cos this is how we live our glory days.

Oh and I could be a genius
if I just put my mind to it
And I, I could do anything
if only I could get 'round to it.
Oh we were brought up on the Space-Race,
now they expect you to clean toilets.
When you have seen how big the world is how can you make do with this?
If you want me I'll be sleeping in -
sleeping in throughout these glory days.

These glory days can take their toll,
so catch me now before I turn to gold. Yeah we'd love to hear your story
just as long as it tells us where we are -
that where we are is where we're meant
to be.
Oh come on make it up yourself -
you don't need anybody else.
And I promise I won't sell these days to anybody else in the world but you.
No-one but you [x4]

Interaction
Mail to a friend Send Lyrics to a Friend
Share on Facebook

Stumble It
Add to Del.icio.us Add to Del.icio.us




  • 3 Comments
  • Printer Friendly Lyrics
hastalavictoria
01-21-2006

Rated 0 
All about disillusionment with modern life. We've seen humanities great achievements (the "Space Race") and now we must accept whatever life gives us, and make do with it. Also, the lines about I-Ching show the person exchanging a magical gift (to "see into the future") for the comforts of giving in to the system, ie. heating. (Though I don't want to come across as a total hippy, this is the way things are.) Wonderful song.

Log in to reply
vitalyph
08-14-2007

Rated 0 
This is such a great, inspired song. Along with The Day After the Revolution, it provides a very bitter, but wise ending to This Is Hardcore, perfectly transcribing Cocker's emotion into music and especially his vocals. The meaning seems to be similar to that of Party Hard, about the dangers of not taking life too serously and just burning it.

Log in to reply
dross
05-16-2008

Rated 0 
This song reminds me SO MUCH of "Hope" by REM. I can't listen to it without having that song pop into my head.

I think the other interps are more or less spot-on. One day you'll look back on your days of cleaning toilets and sleeping in as the best days of your life.

Log in to reply




  • Add Your Comments
What does this song mean to you?

You must be logged in to post your comments.

Feel free to create an account with us, or log in with your existing account, to start adding your comments to songs.





Popular
Top:   Lyrics, Artists, Albums
Random:   Lyric, Artist, Album

Your Ad Here