Cafe Shabu
Cale John Lyrics
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And yes, that's a refugee from an unnamed political philosophy, come here to spread his message of joy and peace amongst us. thank you very much sir. over here, next to him we see a lady who has
Ed-in a lifestyle of the rich and famous for work with underprivileged and exceptional children which I am sure makes her very pleased with herself, ladies and gentlemen. sitting next to her a m
Letters and words and moods. a man who spent most of his life deceiving himself and now finds himself facing six years in rehabilitation prison and a death sentence on the outside. sitting next
I'm on a banquette, a ballerina. she's had two grapes, a raisin, and a chicklet, and she's full. in fact, she's been stuffed for years. next to her are two spinsters knitting their way in and out
Arious predicaments coloure
D by the excesses of their ancestors. and close by them, some surreal painter's brooding over the very over-emphasis of colour-violence. violence on the blue end of the scale. next to them, two
Uty detectives checking each other out. next door to the sugarholics, see them shivering, see them staring into the distance, see them growing, oh, see them go comatose. insulin please, maitre d
Rip up the cheques said the maitre d'. see if I care. I do this for the company. I've got no-one to trust any secrets to but myself. in the basement, in the vault, in the attic on the walls are
Ictures I take in part-payment for my time. and the waitress reminds you that in the backroom bathed in red, glowing with the speed of light that reflects the demands of the living for the dead,
Our angels, a host at your service to meet your every need. so order up, the waitress said. our great café serves everything.
The song "Café Shabu" by Cale John serves as a vivid description of the different personalities one will encounter in a café. The singer welcomes the listeners to Café Shabu and introduces them to some of the "regulars" in the cafe. The poet, the refugee, the lady who has left a luxurious lifestyle to work with underprivileged children, the man who deceived himself, the ballerina, the spinsters, the surreal painters, the beauty detectives, the sugarholics, and the politicians are all characters in the cafe who are described in detail, providing a glimpse into their lives and personalities.
The singer also introduces the maitre d' who runs the café and the waitress who serves customers in the establishment. The maitre d' expresses his apathy towards money and values the company of his customers. The waitress reminds listeners of the back room, where the angels reside to meet every need of the customers.
The song provides a unique and descriptive perspective on the aesthetics of human nature and how they interconnect in a single cafe. The character depiction in the song even portrays that cafe or restaurant interactions create an uncanny sense of a community, where everyone is familiar with each other's quirks and lifestyles - this highlight human diversity that the singer welcomes with such enthusiasm.
Line by Line Meaning
Welcome to the café shabu. permit me to introduce you to some of our regulars.
The singer welcomes the listener to Cafe Shabu and intends to introduce them to the regular customers.
starting on my immediate left, ladies and gentlemen, here in café shabu, you'll note a poet, a man of words by tr
The singer introduces the first regular customer seated to their immediate left as a poet, a man skilled with words.
And yes, that's a refugee from an unnamed political philosophy, come here to spread his message of joy and peace amongst us. thank you very much sir.
The second regular customer is a refugee from an unnamed political philosophy who intends to spread his message of joy and peace to the Cafe Shabu customers.
over here, next to him we see a lady who has Ed-in a lifestyle of the rich and famous for work with underprivileged and exceptional children which I am sure makes her very pleased with herself, ladies and gentlemen.
The artist introduces a lady who has decided to leave a wealthy lifestyle to work with underprivileged and exceptional children, which he believes has made her proud of herself.
sitting next to her a m Letters and words and moods. a man who spent most of his life deceiving himself and now finds himself facing six years in rehabilitation prison and a death sentence on the outside.
The next regular customer is a man who has spent most of his life lying to himself and is now facing six years in a rehabilitation prison and a death sentence outside it because of his actions.
sitting next to the man is a ballerina who has eaten very little and has been full for years.
The fourth regular customer is a ballerina who has hardly eaten in years and considers herself to be full.
next to her are two spinsters knitting their way in and out Var
Two old ladies are sitting next to the ballerina and are knitting the clothes they wear.
ious predicaments coloured by the excesses of their ancestors. and close by them, some surreal painter's brooding over the very over-emphasis of colour-violence. violence on the blue end of the scale.
The spinsters are related to their ancestors' excesses that have created various problems for them. A surreal painter is sitting close to them and is concerned about the excessive use of blue colours in paintings indicating violent connotations.
next to them, two beauty detectives checking each other out.
Two people are sitting next to the surreal painter who appear to be beauty detectives and are checking each other out.
next door to the sugarholics, see them shivering, see them staring into the distance, see them growing, oh, see them go comatose. insulin please, maitre d
Some sugarholics are sitting nearby and appear to be shivering and staring into the distance while growing older. They go comatose, and hence request insulin from the maitre d' to recover.
on my immediate right several politicians smiling lizard-like, see them assure themselves that their status is indeed quo.
The singer introduces several politicians sitting on his immediate right who are smiling in a particular manner and proving their current status quo.
Rip up the cheques said the maitre d'. see if I care. I do this for the company. I've got no-one to trust any secrets to but myself.
The maitre d' declares that he is responsible for this place and that he works for the company. He doesn't care about the cheques, and he trusts no one with secrets except himself.
in the basement, in the vault, in the attic on the walls are Ictures I take in part-payment for my time.
The maitre d' confesses that he has kept pictures he has taken in part-payment for his time in the basement, vault, and attic of Cafe Shabu.
and the waitress reminds you that in the backroom bathed in red, glowing with the speed of light that reflects the demands of the living for the dead, Our angels, a host at your service to meet your every need.
The waitress reminds the customers that there are angels in the backroom of Cafe Shabu, which are surrounded by red light and can serve their every need.
so order up, the waitress said. our great café serves everything.
The waitress invites the customers to place their orders as Cafe Shabu serves every type of cuisine.
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