[Verse] Oh you silly old man You silly old man You’re making a fool of yourself So get off the stage [Verse] You silly old man In your misguided trousers With your mascara and your Fender guitar And you think you can arouse us? [Chorus] But the song that you just sang It sounds exactly like the last one And the next one I bet you it will sound Like this one [Verse] Downstage and offstage Don’t you feel all run in? And do you wonder when they will take it away? This is your final fling [Verse] But then applause ran high But for the patience of the ones behind you As a verse drags on like a month drags on It’s very short but it seems very long [Chorus] And the song that you just sang It sounds exactly like the last one And the next one I bet you it will sound Like this one [Verse] So get off the stage Oh get off the stage And when we get down off of the stage Please stay off the stage - ALL DAY! [Verse] So get off the stage Oh get off the stage And when we’ve had our money back Then I’d like your back in plaster [Chorus] Oh I know that you say How age has no meaning Oh but here is your audience now And they’re screaming: [Verse] Get off the stage Oh get off the stage Because I’ve given you enough of my time And the money that wasn’t even mine (Have you seen yourself recently?) [Outro] Oh get off the stage Oh get off the stage For whom the bell tolls

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson parle d'une personne qui se ridiculise sur scène, se croyant encore capable de captiver son public alors que ses performances deviennent répétitives et ennuyeuses. Il est temps pour lui de quitter la scène, car son temps est révolu et il n'arrête pas de donner l'impression qu'il ne comprend pas que son énergie n'éveille plus l'intérêt des spectateurs. Le contexte laisse entendre une critique de la célébrité vieillissante, souvent accrochée à son ancien succès sans se rendre compte que le public attend autre chose. Ce sentiment de lassitude face à la répétition et à la prolongation inutile d'une performance trouve écho chez ceux qui constatent que le temps passe et que les moments doivent être laissés derrière pour faire place à de nouvelles voix.