Cinéma
Nazareth Lyrics

You can have girls and girls
The film industry is open to depicting any form of sexuality.

You can have boys and boys
Again, any form of sexuality is welcome in films.

You can have sex and violence
The industry isn't shy of explicitly graphing sex and violence.

You can have space age toys
Science fiction and futuristic themes can be captured in film.

You can have anything that you think will fit
The film industry is receptive to different ideas so long as people find it interesting.

As long as it's box office, as long as it's a hit
However, anything that will not make money in the box office is generally avoided.

Cinema, cinema
This line basically features a chant for cinema, portraying the film industry as an entertaining art form.

You can have birdmen and snowmen
The industry welcomes even creatures that are not real, from those living in the sky to those fashioned from snow.

You can have women in red
Women dressed provocatively are prominent in film.

Hero taxi drivers talk about evil dead
Dialogue in film can range from ordinary everyday conversations to discussions about otherworldly topics like death.

Black hats and white hats you know what I mean
This line implies the use of a classic trope in films, the idea of protagonists wearing white hats and antagonists wearing black hats.

A flashdance welder and Jesus in jeans
This line mentions specific characters from films which may not initially seem like an apparent fit with each other (for instance, a welder with a biblical figure).

Norma Jean has gone with the wind
This line references a classic Hollywood movie that deals with complex themes.

And we'll never, never see her no more
It introduces a sense of timeless loss surrounding films and film stars that are no longer with us.

Jimmy Dean you drove that machine
This line harkens back to one of James Dean's movie roles and subtly laments the fleeting nature of fame and life.

Chased a dream, chased a dream
The repetition of this line reinforces the idea of pursuing aspirations, both on and off the screen.

We've been up the junction, down the yellow brick road
This references film settings like a junction or the iconic yellow brick road from the wizard of oz, elements that contribute to the familiarity and enjoyment of films.

We've got beauty with beast
The industry can cohesively present characters that, on the surface, may oppose one another.

And a prince with a toad
Similarly, the industry often juxtaposes the incredible with the mundane.

We've got future adventures
The audience is regularly transported to great heights and futuristic settings, opening doors to new realms of imagination and excitement.

You believe man can fly
This line infers how films marvel with the ability to make the impossible become possible on the big screen.

Put on your 3-d glasses
This line is a direct reference to a specific technology for making films more engrossing and entertaining.

Get a shark in the eye
The experience of watching a film can simulate dangerous or thrilling scenarios, like coming face to face with a shark.