i_was_meant_for_the_stage janecemberists 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. mother, please, be proud. father, be forgiving. even though you told me "son, you'll never make a living." 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. 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. 050729 what's it to you? who go blather from