Song Reveiw 2: Belle of the Boulevard

Belle of The Boulevard

by: Dashboard confessional

Meaning

The song is about a girl who is a belle, which is basically a term for a beautiful girl, and she is wanting a real relationship with a guy. So she goes to a local bar where someone is playing a guitar and apparently they are playing just what she needs as it is saving her from going down, and then it goes back to when she was vulnerable and she was willing give her self up to a guy just this once and then its over as so many one night stands really are over in the blink of an eye. Then she is singing a song which is saving her from continually falling further down and then she takes a drink to build up her courage and then its all over once again. but in the end as shes back out in the local bar that guitar player is saving her as the last chorus say's

Don't turn away
Let me dry your eyes, dry you eyes
Don't be afraid
Or Keep it all inside, all inside
When you fall apart
Dry your eyes, dry your eyes
Life is always hard
For the Belle of the Boulevard

from the chorus i see it as maybe Christ saying hey don't turn away from me with all your failure and all your faults just let me dry your eyes now, don't be afraid or keep it all inside so let it out and dry your eyes because life is always hard for the belle of the boulevard.

Beat & Stuff

The beat of this song is great it it goes from slow to medium to fast to medium to fast and such to end with a kinda slow and upbeat ending to it. The band shows great strength in being able to slide through each phase of the song with great blends and transitions.

Lyrics

Down in a local bar
Out on the boulevard
The sound of an old guitar
Is saving you from sinking
It's a long way down
It's a long way

Back like you never broke
You tell a dirty joke
He touches your leg and thinks he's getting close
For now you let him just this once
Just for now
And just like that - it's over

[Chorus:]
Don't turn away
Dry your eyes, dry your eyes
Don't be afraid
  Or, Keep it all inside, all inside
When you fall apart
Dry your eyes, dry your eyes
Life is always hard for the belle of the boulevard

In all your silver rings
And all your silken things
That song you softly sing - is keeping you from breaking
It's a long way down
It's a long way
Back here you never loved
You shake the shivers off
You take a drink to get your courage up
Can you believe it
Just this once
Just for now
And just like that
It's over

[Chorus]

Please hold on - it's alright
Please hold on - it's alright
Please hold on

Down in a local bar
Out on the boulevard
The sound of an old guitar
Is saving you 

[Regular Chorus]

Don't turn away
Let me dry your eyes, dry you eyes
Don't be afraid
Or Keep it all inside, all inside
When you fall apart
Dry your eyes, dry your eyes
Life is always hard
For the Belle of the Boulevard

 Rating+~

Overall Rating: 4/5

 Lyrics:

4.5/5

Lyrics had a great story to them that flowed very well through the song.
 

Music:
3.5/5
Music was great with all the upbeat and downbeat parts but as im a harsher judge on the music usually it could have done more to impress me but never the less still good.

Pros:

Song is great and has great lyrics and is pretty captivating with stellar lyrics and great music.

 

Cons:

The lyrics in the chorus can be interpreted as either one of three things (Oh, Or, or But) this one lyric can really change the meaning and or views of the song but is kinda cool for people to decide for them selves which they like until the artist tells us which one it really is.