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Musicbrainz DBThe monkey knows how you'll react
Creating want by holding back
Like some reverse pyromaniac
Let me try, baby, try
I propped my window up and then
I turned my back to lure you in
To rifle through what I might have been
Let me try, baby, try
Baby please, let me begin
Let me be your heroin
Hate the sinner but love the sin
Let me be your heroin
We have crossed the Rubicon
Our ship awash, our rudder gone
The rats have fled but I'm hanging on
Let me try, baby, try
Baby please, let me begin
Let me be your heroin
Hate the sinner but love the sin
Let me be your heroin
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| Euskadita (MX) | Posted: Nov 03, 2012 - 11:25 Perhaps the best song of this great somber album. |
| gjeeg (Syracuse, New York) | Posted: Oct 07, 2012 - 17:01 When Aimee was near her peak. What a one-of-a-kind Woman Song Writer! Love her so! |
| Racquel | Posted: Feb 29, 2012 - 07:09 Aimee baby, love ya. Same album 'No Subtle Men' is on, I think? Aimee is so good. So mellow, so sad. "Let me be your heroine." (heroin?) xx. here's a 10 chica. |
| MiracleDrug (Earth) | Posted: Jan 26, 2012 - 05:10 mybaldbird wrote: Please god, only bless america, no one else. Right? Because that's what the implication is. Certainly something Jesus would say. no that's called supplication... not that you wouldn't find something else to rant and bash America about anyway... |
| MiracleDrug (Earth) | Posted: Jan 26, 2012 - 05:08  |
| bluecshells (EARTH) | Posted: Sep 21, 2011 - 11:33 Lovely.......hmmm |
| Lonestar (Probably Above You) | Posted: Feb 15, 2011 - 10:03 Zing! mybaldbird wrote: Please god, only bless america, no one else. Right? Because that's what the implication is. Certainly something Jesus would say. |
| Netto (Khimki, Russia) | Posted: Feb 13, 2011 - 02:24 .... |
| SmackDaddy (San Diego) | Posted: Jan 12, 2011 - 19:53 tomka wrote: But god, please give them another president. a god has nothing to do with it. |
| dolfan (Kingsland, Ga./Jacksonville, Fl) | Posted: Dec 14, 2010 - 17:19 KitKat wrote: For some reason, I like that cover. It's primitivist (the bold lines), it speaks to "Starry Night," it's creepy (the power lines), it's sad (the power lines against the green hills and the starry sky), and it evokes wide open places — makes me feel like I'm travelling along a Western road in spring. I really, really like this comment.  |
| Businessgypsy (Deepest, Darkest Florida) | Posted: Dec 12, 2010 - 08:36 Genius. The singer/songwriter is alive and well in this family. |
| gandalfbmg (3 mi from Paradise (Missouri)) | Posted: Nov 10, 2010 - 13:25 8 years later, time has worn my love for some of the stuff on this album, but this seems to have gotten better... |
| christopherwoods (West Midlands, United Kingdom) | Posted: Aug 09, 2010 - 11:25 Drums are unusual in this... I have a feeling they've either been sampled or are samples from elsewhere, but fit in really nicely with the rest of the track. Love the album cover too, simple yet thought provoking for some reason I can't pin down! |
| helgigermany (Germany) | Posted: May 06, 2010 - 00:55 A very nice voice she has! |
| jkhandy (Near the ocean (in my mind)) | Posted: May 03, 2010 - 15:30 mybaldbird wrote: Please god, only bless america, no one else. Right? Because that's what the implication is. Certainly something Jesus would say. Some of us actually know better than that, and the number is growing. And for that, I thank God. |
| jkhandy (Near the ocean (in my mind)) | Posted: May 03, 2010 - 15:29 I've had relationships like that. Beautiful, Thank you Aimee and RP |
| nigelr (Coffs Harbour, Australia) | Posted: Sep 25, 2009 - 01:48 Very, very fine........class all over the park. |
| mybaldbird | Posted: Aug 24, 2009 - 13:54 coolpeople_rule wrote: God Bless...America!! Please god, only bless america, no one else. Right? Because that's what the implication is. Certainly something Jesus would say. |
| Pyro | Posted: Aug 24, 2009 - 13:50 reverse me? |
| john-o | Posted: Jul 26, 2009 - 09:16 Sublime! |
| john-o | Posted: Jul 26, 2009 - 09:12 Sublime! |
| madrabbit (San Luis Obispo, CA, USA) | Posted: May 21, 2009 - 11:10 The 'reverse pyromaniac' phrase is pretty clear in context:
Creating want by holding back Some reverse pyromaniac Let me try, baby, try |
| micki_a | Posted: Nov 29, 2008 - 18:39 A reverse pyromaniac is some idiot who started something s/he thought would turn out one way, but completely went in the opposite direction than s/he had anticipated. So in order to cover her/his ass, s/he tries to put things in reverse. For example, let's say you thought someone would end up burning down the house, but instead s/he wanted to fix the house. Well, then you would pull a reverse pyromania stunt. CYA. Get it? Micki Archuleta Rotting in the metaphoric LA County Jail |
| KitKat (Chicago & Kenosha) | Posted: Oct 14, 2008 - 18:46 For some reason, I like that cover. It's primitivist (the bold lines), it speaks to "Starry Night," it's creepy (the power lines), it's sad (the power lines against the green hills and the starry sky), and it evokes wide open places — makes me feel like I'm travelling along a Western road in spring. |
| tomka (Karlsruhe, Germany) | Posted: Aug 12, 2008 - 13:03 coolpeople_rule wrote: God Bless...America!! But god, please give them another president. |
| coolpeople_rule | Posted: Mar 07, 2008 - 22:43 God Bless...America!! |
| On_The_Beach (Vancouver, Canada) | Posted: Feb 05, 2008 - 12:35 Another tasty tune from Aimee.  |
| jameyp (New York via Austin) | Posted: Feb 05, 2008 - 12:32 never really listened to Amy's songs before RP... and I love them all! thanks again for givin' me another great discovery Bill! |
| nigelr (Coffs Harbour, Australia) | Posted: Jan 05, 2008 - 01:18 Weh-hel, if you insist........... Beautiful song! Gorgeous accompanyists! |
| Jelani (Home of the freak, land of the vague) | Posted: Dec 04, 2007 - 16:11 You ARE my Monkey, baby!!!!!!! |
| ingoldsby (Santa Barbara, CA) | Posted: Sep 01, 2007 - 10:15 Great song, although I'm not in the mood for it currently ;) |
| horstman (Syracuse, New York) | Posted: Jun 30, 2007 - 10:26 dorkmeister wrote: I obviously don't know this physicsgenius character, but I suspect I've seen more expansive intellect floating in my toilet. Nice quip, but the visual imagery is more disturbing than physicgenius's post. And if physicgenius is SOOO busy at work, why post in the first place? Go figure. |
| dorkmeister (the pass) | Posted: Apr 28, 2007 - 16:20 physicsgenius wrote: Look, I'm busy at work right now. Could someone else make the obligatory "open your mouth when you sing" comment here? TIA!
I obviously don't know this physicsgenius character, but I suspect I've seen more expansive intellect floating in my toilet. |
| musikalia (Somewhere (over the rainbow)) | Posted: Feb 09, 2007 - 07:37 I love Aimee Mann's music, particularly because it touches the deeper feelings of melancholy. Therefore, it's not everyday music for me, but still really like it. And I think this song is definitely about drugs. Not only the heroin reference, but it's called "High on Sunday 51". Duh. |
| Mari (upclose'n'personal) | Posted: Oct 15, 2006 - 12:52 High on Sunday High on RP High Hi |
| physicsgenius (90% of everything is crap) | Posted: Aug 03, 2006 - 07:47 Look, I'm busy at work right now. Could someone else make the obligatory "open your mouth when you sing" comment here? TIA! |
| Al_Dente | Posted: Aug 03, 2006 - 07:46 Nebules wrote: Aimee Mann has been masterful in schlepping-off her catatonic death marches. She should really try experimenting with crack.
Good idea!  |
| PaintedDaisy | Posted: Aug 03, 2006 - 07:45 Another wonderful song. It's been a steady run of great songs- Iron and Wine to Arcade Fire to Supergrass to Aimee Mann- genius! |
| freeone1 (few want to be here...) | Posted: Jul 19, 2006 - 15:25 Good shite sister! |
| ArbiterOfGoodTaste (Seattle WA) | Posted: Jun 05, 2006 - 17:51 Those first two verses are an astounding summation of the bevhavior of many men and women in relationships. Hell, a girl and I are playing that exact game right now and I hate it. |
| squidish (under the sea) | Posted: May 07, 2006 - 13:59 I like the wordplay - "let me be your heroin" could also be "let me be your heroine" becuz she wants to save the person...? |
| guitar_man_101 (Winnipeg Manitoba Canada) | Posted: Apr 08, 2006 - 09:48 Great singing, great instrumnets, awesome singing, and extremly good lyrics! |
| LadyLovelyLocks (Otherside of the Mirror UK) | Posted: Feb 08, 2006 - 14:38 Less thinking, more feeling ... Aimee's got a knack for moody and I gotta say, I  likey my music moody |
| Nebules (Boston, MA) | Posted: Jan 10, 2006 - 08:17 Aimee Mann has been masterful in schlepping-off her catatonic death marches. She should really try experimenting with crack. |
| AphidA (Alexandria, VA) | Posted: Dec 12, 2005 - 08:54 gandalfbmg wrote: OK, so any ideas what "sunday 51" is? One thing that occurred to me is that the 51st sunday of the year will always be around Christmas...
Am I overthinking it?  Not sure... Aimee Mann wrote: The monkey knows how you'll react
Creating want by holding back Like some reverse pyromaniac Let me try, baby, try I propped my window up and then I turned my back to lure you in To rifle through what I might have been Let me try, baby, try Baby, please -- let me begin Let me be your heroin Hate the sinner but love the sin Let me be your heroin We have crossed the rubicon Our ship awash, our rudder gone The rats have fled but I'm hanging on Let me try, baby, try Baby, please -- let me begin Let me be your heroin Hate the sinner but love the sin Let me be your heroin This seems to be about an addiction - probably a relationship. I don't think the title is a reference to Christmas or the holidays. The reverse pyromania seems to be about stopping a (metaphorical) fire or preventing one to watch the pyro attempt to start one again. A relationship thing? A drug thing also? Hell if I know ...I have to get back to work.  |
| 999_99_999 (Parked across from a building advertising brotherhood) | Posted: Sep 15, 2005 - 09:23 spieler wrote: Discovered her via "Magnolia". And somehow, all her tunes now evoke images from the movie with me. (not necessarly a bad thing: I did like the movie)
P.T. Anderson, the writer-director of Magnolia, penned it as an Homage to Aimee Mann's music. More information |
| gandalfbmg (Missouri) | Posted: Sep 15, 2005 - 09:14 OK, so any ideas what "sunday 51" is? One thing that occurred to me is that the 51st sunday of the year will always be around Christmas... Am I overthinking it? |
| tony99 | Posted: May 20, 2005 - 07:24 catsoup wrote: I just want to know what a 'reverse pyromaniac' is? Is that the person that throws water on cigarette smokers?
Very droll 
Great CD, by the way |
| chaosonio (Whitehorse, Yukon) | Posted: Apr 06, 2005 - 10:08 Love Aimee and this song partly because of the play on the words heroin and heroine. BTW I thought the frogs part of Magnolia was one of the best things I've seen in a film.... |
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