Tina's Glorious Comeback
Dan Mangan Lyrics

Downtown Vancouver
We are in the city of Vancouver, in the downtown area.

Digging through your bag
Searching through your belongings in search of something specific.

Ripping out the pages
Removing the pages from a magazine without care or caution.

Of the local music mag
The magazine is specific to music and local to the area.

You missed the show last summer
You were not able to attend a live musical performance that took place in the past summer season.

But now you've got your chance
There is now an opportunity to attend the musical performance that was missed before.

They're playing at The Railway
The musical performance will take place at a venue called The Railway.

With another emo band
The band playing has a similar genre/style to emo music.

I'm ambitious when giving up
I tend to have high goals or expectations but often give up too easily or quickly.

Never thinking clear enough
When making decisions or having thoughts, I often do not take the time to think through things carefully and thoroughly.

But we're not Elvis anymore
We are not the same as Elvis Presley in his prime or heyday.

We're not Frankie in his wild years
We are not in the same state as Frankie Valli during his more energetic and lively years.

We're not Tina's glorious comeback
We are not in the same position as Tina Turner during her highly celebrated return to music.

We're not us, we're not us
We have gone through changes and are not the same people or group we used to be.

Sold my soul to the devil
I made a major sacrifice in order to achieve success or accomplish a task.

For nice penmanship
I gave up something in order to be able to write well or have good handwriting.

And now I write real pretty
I have succeeded in having neat, elegant writing.

But I'm starting to regret it
I am now feeling disappointment or remorse for having given up so much in order to achieve good writing.

If all of this was easy
If everything involved in achieving success was simple or straightforward.

It wouldn't matter how it ends
The outcome would not be important because it would not have required much effort or sacrifice.

We're not us, anymore
We have changed significantly and are not the same as we once were.

We're not us
We are different from what we used to be.

We're not us, anymore
We are not the same as we once were and have undergone significant changes.

W'ere not us
We have transformed greatly from our previous state.

We're not us
We are no longer the same as we once were.