Elton John - In Neon Lyrics






Lipstick and lashes, the traces of stardom
Lit up on a billboard so everyone sees them in neon
Behind the counter she stares out the window
Up at the billboard that's like a reminder in neon

She hates how she feels but she hangs like a mirror
Maybe a stranger could walk in and see her in neon
For two cents of danger she'd trust anybody
She'd smoke like a gun if it meant she might wind up

In neon the dreams in the light of a promise that dies
A shimmering city, a glimmer of hope and a lie
In neon the name's gone there's no reason why anymore
Trust them and wind up alone behind a locked door

In neon, in neon

Pictures and patterns, the touches of glamour
Cut into a fashion that flashes above them in neon
A hot cup of coffee held in her fingers
A perfect complexion that lingers above her in neon

She hates how she feels but she hangs like a mirror
Maybe a stranger could walk in and see her in neon
For a shot at the title, she'd slip into something
She'd smoulder like ashes if it meant she might wind up in neon

In neon





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  1. M.... ....

    "She hates how she feels but she hangs like a mirror/Maybe a stranger could walk in and see her in neon". Man, the 'Kid' from Lincolnshire can spin out a lasting visual image, can't he? And of course the soulful master of the 88s from Pinner is some special kind of genius as well.

  2. M.... ....

    Thanks for posting this gem. I remember purchasing this album(because the Record Bar inside the mall didn't have it on cassette) about a year & a half after it's release & I think after I already was listening to the 'Ice On Fire' album. I still have this on album & it remains one of my favorites. This song's meeting of the minds of the great poet & the great pianist/vocalist is perfect & such a great/slept on song & played back to back with 'Burning Buildings' makes for a great experience for the ears. I've been listening to this album again on Amazon Prime & it's amazing how I still remember the lyrics.

    M.... ....

    UR welcome. Glad U enjoy!

  3. A.... D....

    My first of many Elton tours I attended 1984 MSG , NY

  4. S.... K....

    Here in July 2019. Love this album know every lyric from each song. Love this Elton

  5. D.... B....

    this song went to #38 on the pop charts in 1985!!!

  6. D.... H....

    Great chord changes, great voice

  7. j.... s....

    your right scariella

  8. P.... W....

    My most fav song when I was a kid

  9. B.... J....

    One of Elton's most under heard songs.

  10. D.... P....

    This is a brilliantly written song but it never fails to make me melancholy.

  11. f.... f....

    memories😋😎 nobody did it better

  12. T.... W....

    I love this song but I don't understand it's meaning

    T.... W....

    Wrong? Would you care to elaborate?

    T.... W....

    @jordyn lilyann Vanity and the disillusionment of following dreams built on the promises of glamour and lies.
    The meaning of the song is right there before your eyes in the chorus and I'm left wondering how you didn't see it as the song is self-explanatory. Quoting the chorus...."the dreams in the light of a promise that dies
    A shimmering city, a glimmer of hope and a lie
    In neon the name's gone there's no reason why anymore
    Trust them and wind up alone behind a locked door

    In neon, in neon..."

    T.... W....

    Neither of you are wrong, your version is just more elaborate

    T.... W....

    I thought for some reason this song was written about Marilyn monroe.

  13. C.... S....

    entered Billboard Dec 1, 1984 ..reached #38

    C.... S....

    Shouldve been 1st

  14. j.... s....

    classic elton

  15. J.... P....

    NIGEL OLSSON a awesome drummer and back vocalists, awesome musician !!!!