In My Chair
Status Quo Lyrics


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I saw her talking, now
My ears were burning
Her feet started walking, now
They started turning
My eyes were half open
But she didn't see me there
We ran along walking 'cross the rooftops in my chair
Had a car in my pocket
And we started moving
A man in a helmet
Said, what's that you're using
My eyes were half open
But we didn't see him there
Put the car back in my pocket
And I'm still here in my chair

My teeth were laughing, now
We couldn't stop smiling
We danced to the Mystery Band
Without even trying
My eyes were half open




But we didn't see them there
We ran along walking 'cross the rooftops in my chair

Overall Meaning

In the song 'In My Chair' by Status Quo, the lyrics describe a surreal experience where the singer sees a woman walking and starts following her. He is in a chair and uses it to move through the rooftops, which is possible in the dream-like state of the song. As he follows her, he feels a sense of burning in his ears and his heart starts racing. However, she doesn't notice him and keeps walking. They then start dancing to a band that suddenly appears without even realizing it. The surreal nature of the lyrics is made more apparent by the repeated description of the singer's "half-open" eyes, suggesting that the events could be interpreted as a dream or daydream.


The lyrics of 'In My Chair' can be interpreted in different ways, but they can be seen as a metaphor for the idea of escaping reality. The singer has entered a dream-like state where he is in a chair and can travel on the rooftops, suggesting that he has left behind the constraints of the real world. He then sees a woman and feels an attraction to her, but she doesn't even notice him. He then dances to a band without even trying, suggesting that he has let go of his inhibitions. The repetition of the phrase "my eyes were half open" further emphasizes this idea of being in a trance-like state.


Line by Line Meaning

I saw her talking, now
I noticed her talking


My ears were burning
I felt embarrassed by what she was saying


Her feet started walking, now
She started to walk away


They started turning
She turned her feet while walking


My eyes were half open
I was not fully aware of the situation


But she didn't see me there
She didn't know I was present


We ran along walking 'cross the rooftops in my chair
We imagined ourselves walking on rooftops while sitting in my chair


Had a car in my pocket
I had a toy car


And we started moving
We pretended to drive the car


A man in a helmet
A stranger with a helmet on


Said, what's that you're using
Asked what we were playing with


Put the car back in my pocket
Stopped playing with the toy car


And I'm still here in my chair
I am still sitting in my chair


My teeth were laughing, now
I was laughing hard


We couldn't stop smiling
We were happy and couldn't stop smiling


We danced to the Mystery Band
We imagined dancing to our favorite band


Without even trying
It came naturally to us


My eyes were half open
I was not fully aware of the situation


But we didn't see them there
We didn't notice anyone around us


We ran along walking 'cross the rooftops in my chair
We imagined ourselves walking on rooftops while sitting in my chair




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Written by: FRANCIS DOMINIC MICHAEL NICOLA ROSSI, ROBERT KEITH YOUNG

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Comments from YouTube:

@neonskyline1

Awsome song,I hate blues but Quo take it to an interesting level,Rossi is a great guitarist !

@bradigrebien-samkow8947

An underappreciated indisputable classic. 1970! So mellow to my teen ear then. Lovely.

@BigJulieWasDead

This is awesome. Thanks very much for posting it. I just happened across it by the luck of the draw and how good is it ! Pity they didn't keep this raw guitar sound going...just about the best thing I have heard of theirs.

@brentclarke1347

I've loved this band for over 36 years, they amaze me how long a band can be together for so long.

@quoeffinmad

Glad you enjoyed it mate - Quality like this deserves to be readily available!

@jaime099

"This is a song that helped us get us where we possibly are" Rossi Live '76. It's just beautiful.

@stephenackerman2236

Possibly the best track they ever cut.

@scouser691

Poor mans canned heat as they were known as. Luv the early stuff, still listen to "dog of two head" album. Saw them live in New York city a few years ago, small crowd (they never cracked America) Still one of the best live bands I've ever seen.

@7colliemac

Yeah true.. I was a huge Quo fan.. but my mate in America didn’t cotton on to them.. preferring Hendrix & Led Zeppelin. Love this song.

@dadmamouth

classic, simple rock. you cant beat it

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