Widescreen
Rupert Holmes Lyrics

There are songs that sound like movies
There are some songs that are so cinematic in nature that they could easily be mistaken for the score of a film.

There are themes that fill the screen
There are certain themes in music that are so epic in scope that they would be perfectly suited for use during a dramatic movie scene.

There are lines I say that sound as if they're written
There are times when I speak, and the things that I say seem like they have been taken directly from the script of a movie, such is their dramatic nature.

There are looks I wear the theater should have seen
Sometimes I dress in such a dramatic way that it seems like my outfit would be perfectly suited for a stage performance.

But though I've made my life a movie
Even though I try to live my life as if it were a movie, there are certain aspects of reality that I cannot ignore.

The matinee must end by five
There is a limit to how long I can indulge in this fantasy, and I must eventually return to reality.

And I must stagger out into the blinding sunlight half alive
As I exit the movie theater, I am left feeling somewhat disorientated, as the blinding sunlight reminds me of the real world I left behind.

Wishing I were back inside the picture show
I yearn to return to the world of the movie, as it is a place where I can indulge in my fantasies without fear of consequence.

There where it's always night
The movie theater provides the perfect escape because it is always dark inside, which allows me to fully immerse myself in my own imagination.

Notice how the screen is wide
The grand scale of the movie screen only adds to the epic nature of the experience, as I am completely engulfed by the story unfolding before me.

The second row I'd sit around you tight
I would choose to sit extremely close to the screen so as to become enmeshed in the drama unfolding before me.

Will I stay? Yes, I might
I am torn between the desire to indulge in my fantasies and the knowledge that eventually, I must return to reality.

Widescreen wide around my eyes
My imagination is fully engrossed in the grandeur and scope of the movie experience, and I am completely immersed in the fantasy world.

Blind my mind with lies
The stories I am imagining are a form of escapism, and it is easy to forget that they are not real.

Find a world like nothing that I've seen
The world of the movie is so different from my own mundane reality that it is easy to get lost in its grandeur and scale.

Oh widescreen dreams are just my size
The epic nature of the movie experience appeals to me greatly, as it provides a perfect canvas on which to project my own dreams and aspirations.

As we walk from out the movie
As we exit the movie theater and return to the real world.

Do I look like Steve McQueen?
I am so immersed in my own fantasy world that I see myself as an epic hero like Steve McQueen, rather than an ordinary person.

Does the orchestra play chords
I am so lost in my own world that I can easily imagine entire orchestras following me around, playing dramatic music to accompany my heroic deeds.

When we start loving?
Even mundane things like romance can take on epic proportions in my own imagination, imbued with cinematic gravitas.

Do we move just like slow motion
In my own mind, I move with the same sense of gravitas as actors in slow motion scenes that play out dramatically on the big screen.

On the screen?
Just like the stars of movies, I am creating a dramatic performance for myself that is larger than life.

Life's a constant disappointment
The world outside of my own imagination can be frustrating and unsatisfying, as it often fails to measure up to the grandeur of my own fantasies.

When you live on celluloid
My own imagination is like a movie, with all its accompanying grandeur and scope.

But my movie expectations are a dream I can't avoid
My own expectations of how the world should be are so heavily influenced by the movies that I cannot help but compare reality to my own fantasies.

Waiting for a girl to say the things
Even my romantic desires are influenced by the world of the movies, leading me to look for someone who can perfectly fulfill my cinematic fantasies.

That I heard in a film last night
Even seemingly ordinary things, like dialogue in a movie, can take on epic proportions in my own mind.

But she doesn't want to play the role
The real world is often a letdown, as it fails to measure up to my own lofty expectations and fantasies.

And she can't pick her cues up right
Even when I do manage to find someone who I think can live up to my expectations, the reality of the situation is often less than perfect.

Will I dream? Yes, I might
Despite the constant disappointments of reality, I cannot help but continue to indulge in my own cinematic fantasies.

Break me from the day
The world of the movies provides a perfect escape from the mundanity of everyday life.

Make me be what's not for real
In my own imagination, I can live out the kinds of epic, heroic stories that would be impossible in the real world.

And make me feel like a star
In my own mind, I am the hero of my own epic story, and the world is my cinematic stage.

Make me what you are
The world of the movies is so perfect in my mind that I want nothing more than to become a part of it, and to live out my days as an epic hero on the big screen.