ABOUT
Cigarettes in the Theatre first appeared on the bands EP, Four Words To Stand On (2008), but was later included on their first album, Tourist History (2010).
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Four Words To Stand On Version
Tourist History Version
SONG MEANING
Alex has stated that Cigarettes In The Theatre is about the start of a relationship, it and Come Back Home, mark the start and end of a relationship respectively. He stated that he didn’t want it to be a clichéd conventional love song as “that’s what everyone else is writing about” and so is written in such a way to not seem like a love song. (Source)
SONG LYRICS
It starts in the theatre
A night of encounters
If I hadn’t been there
If not for a cigaretteAnd you could see it change
Look past the blinding light
Look past the blinding lightJust keep talking on
Tell me your favorite things
Tell me your favorite thingsDifference in opinion was never an issue
Collect all your questions
‘Cause this time we’ve all nightAnd you could see it change
Look past the blinding light
Look past the blinding lightJust keep talking on
Tell me your favorite things
Tell me your favorite thingsAnd you could see it change
Look past the blinding light
Look past the blinding lightJust keep talking on
Tell me your favorite things
Tell me your favorite things