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Excuse me but can I be you for a while?
My dog won't bite if you sit real still
I got the anti-Christ in the kitchen yelling at me again
Yeah, I can hear that
Been saved again by the garbage truck
I got something to say you know but nothing comes
Yes, I know what you think of me, you never shut up
Yeah, I can hear that
But what if I'm a mermaid
In these jeans of his with her name still on it
Hey, but I don't care 'cause sometimes
I said sometimes I hear my voice and it's been here
Silent all these years
So you found a girl who thinks really deep thoughts
What's so amazing about really deep thoughts?
Boy, you best pray that I bleed real soon
How's that thought for you?
My scream got lost in a paper cup
I think there's a heaven where some screams have gone
I got twenty five bucks and a cracker, do you think it's enough
To get us there?
'Cause what if I'm a mermaid
In these jeans of his with her name still on it
Hey, but I don't care 'cause sometimes
I said sometimes I hear my voice and it's been here
Silent all these years
Years go by, will I still be waiting for somebody else to understand?
Years go by, if I'm stripped of my beauty and the orange clouds raining in my hand
Years go by, will I choke on my tears till finally there is nothing left?
One more casualty, you know we're too easy, easy, easy
Well, I love the way we communicate
Your eyes focus on my funny lip shape
Let's hear what you think of me now but, baby, don't look up
The sky is falling
Your mother shows up in a nasty dress
And it's your turn now to stand where I stand
Everybody looking at you, here, take hold of my hand
Yeah, I can hear them
But what if I'm a mermaid
In these jeans of yours with her name still on it
Hey, but I don't care 'cause sometimes
I said sometimes I hear my voice
I hear my voice
I hear my voice and it's been here
Silent all these years
I've been here
Silent all these years
Silent all these
Silent all these years
| ScottN (Condo in Gaza needs remodeling. Still, I Thank TFSM I saw the divot where the landmine was placed.) | Posted: Apr 12, 2013 - 19:43 kingart wrote: This sounds like some Broadway musical tune. Sarah Brightman singing Tim Rice. Phantom of the Pop Opera. Nice song, but it seems primarily a lovelorn whine. I think that's the point. |
| FlatCat (Chicago) | Posted: Mar 12, 2013 - 08:54 I can't stand most of Tori Amos's stuff, so I sympathize with all you haters, but I have to say I actually like this song some. |
| goozer321 (Maidstone, Kent) | Posted: Mar 12, 2013 - 08:52 This song makes me want to find out what happens if you just keep clicking the PSD button non-stop. Will I reach a point where the broadcast becomes live or you run out of songs? |
| unclehud (now 50 feet above the planet in Boston) | Posted: Mar 12, 2013 - 08:52 kingart wrote: This sounds like some Broadway musical tune. Sarah Brightman singing Tim Rice. Phantom of the Pop Opera. Nice song, but it seems primarily a lovelorn whine. Ummmm, I think it is SUPPOSED to be a lovelorn whine. |
| shellbella (so california) | Posted: Jan 08, 2013 - 16:10  |
| apd (Toronto, On) | Posted: Dec 08, 2012 - 07:12 seiferth wrote: Just got a headphone amplifer/DAC (Fiio) and have to say this song is now ruined. I didn't like it that much to begin with but now that I can hear her smacking her lips at each breath it is even more annoying. that's the bit that bugs you? Not the guy clearing his throat right at the end, after Tori pauses? |
| kingart (Brooklyn NY) | Posted: Oct 06, 2012 - 12:43 This sounds like some Broadway musical tune. Sarah Brightman singing Tim Rice. Phantom of the Pop Opera. Nice song, but it seems primarily a lovelorn whine. |
| Sloggydog (UK) | Posted: Sep 04, 2012 - 23:35 So weird to hear my favourite poet introduce one of my favourite songs in such a way |
| hippiechick (topsy turvy land) | Posted: Jun 02, 2012 - 05:33 Love Tori! |
| Byronape ("post-capitalist wreckageville") | Posted: Jun 02, 2012 - 05:19 The best part of this song was Leonard's into. After that, it went down hill until I had to find something to do that got me away from the computer for a few minutes. This song and I have a bad history. |
| whtahtefcuk (Flagstaff, AZ, USA) | Posted: May 01, 2012 - 11:41 Holy Crap... Tori Amos is just BAD... not the good bad the bad bad. ick |
| chelsiaann | Posted: May 01, 2012 - 11:41 Despite the fact that Tori Amos is 1)strange and 2)sometimes irritating, I really like this song with the Leonard Cohen bit tacked onto it. |
| apd (Toronto, On) | Posted: Mar 30, 2012 - 18:38 anyone know the story behind this performance? Was Len actually on stage with Tori? Is it his poem? And what made them perform them together? |
| apd (Toronto, On) | Posted: Mar 30, 2012 - 18:35 perfect! g-rod wrote:  |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Jan 27, 2012 - 10:04 yummy yummy yummy... love it... |
| shellbella (so california) | Posted: Jan 27, 2012 - 10:03 trissi wrote: I'd rather listen to nails on a chalkboard AND chew foil at the same time than listen to this horrid woman sing. Blech! I think we are soul mates..... |
| g-rod (Church of the Acceptance of Mortality) | Posted: Dec 26, 2011 - 21:01 |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Dec 26, 2011 - 16:06 Everybody in my hotel room loves this song... |
| bluecshells (EARTH) | Posted: Oct 24, 2011 - 08:18 She is amazing and this song is amazing. "Here take hold of my hand" |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Oct 24, 2011 - 08:15 That's one spooky intro by Leonard Cohen. It got the hairs on my neck rising. |
| swoeller (Royal City) | Posted: Sep 22, 2011 - 16:16 Ah yes...I actually bought Tori Amos cancelling headphones. I'm hoping they come out with a Grace Slick upgrade and then RP will be 100% perfect! Note: 99.999% is pretty good.seiferth wrote: Just got a headphone amplifer/DAC (Fiio) and have to say this song is now ruined. I didn't like it that much to begin with but now that I can hear her smacking her lips at each breath it is even more annoying. |
| trissi (allupinya) | Posted: Sep 22, 2011 - 16:16 I'd rather listen to nails on a chalkboard AND chew foil at the same time than listen to this horrid woman sing. Blech! |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Jul 21, 2011 - 22:17 Why haven't I ranked this song yet, I ask myself... this song is soooo good for the ears... |
| seiferth (MA) | Posted: Jun 20, 2011 - 06:13 Just got a headphone amplifer/DAC (Fiio) and have to say this song is now ruined. I didn't like it that much to begin with but now that I can hear her smacking her lips at each breath it is even more annoying. |
| spacemoose | Posted: Jun 20, 2011 - 06:10 rabbi_phil wrote: "Got the anti-christ screaming at me from the kitchen" Man, that used to be me. ruined that part of her life. hate the me that was me then. Never really understood until I heard that lyric sung that way. Yeah. |
| DD rabbi_phil (beach) | Posted: Apr 18, 2011 - 01:58 "Got the anti-christ screaming at me from the kitchen" Man, that used to be me. ruined that part of her life. hate the me that was me then. Never really understood until I heard that lyric sung that way. |
| helgigermany (Germany) | Posted: Mar 17, 2011 - 14:39 Terrible! |
| vandal (arriving somewhere, but not here. . .) | Posted: Mar 17, 2011 - 14:36 midas1 wrote: I am starting to think Leonard Cohen could talk about taking a dump and most of you would love it.  Leonard Cohen could record himself taking a dump while pontificating on the merits of recording himself taking a dump and many of us would love it. What's your point? |
| Dickieb68 (Wellington NZ) | Posted: Mar 17, 2011 - 14:36 midas1 wrote: I am starting to think Leonard Cohen could talk about taking a dump and most of you would love it. What album's that on? and can I buy it through Amazon? |
| whtahtefcuk (Flagstaff, AZ, USA) | Posted: Mar 17, 2011 - 14:35 Why must Tori Amos be on RP... I can't stand it |
| midas1 | Posted: Feb 14, 2011 - 06:04 I am starting to think Leonard Cohen could talk about taking a dump and most of you would love it. |
| Tunyfish | Posted: Feb 14, 2011 - 05:57 ditto huebdoo wrote: Kate Bush called, she wants her style back |
| htowncoog (Texas) | Posted: Dec 13, 2010 - 12:43  Some like, some love, some not so much. Ahh, Tori. |
| huebdoo (San Fran) | Posted: Dec 13, 2010 - 12:40 Kate Bush called, she wants her style back |
| HudValGal | Posted: Dec 13, 2010 - 12:39 Fingernails across a blackboard would sound better. |
| michaelgmitchell (Belleville, ON) | Posted: Dec 13, 2010 - 12:39 Just can't get much better than this ... for passion, commitment to craft, storytelling. |
| Beez | Posted: Dec 13, 2010 - 12:38  |
| apd (Toronto, On) | Posted: Dec 13, 2010 - 12:38 The guy who coughs, just as Tori is pausing... |
| Jack_Jefferson (Columbus, OH) | Posted: Sep 09, 2010 - 10:22 I can't help but think of Peter Sellers when she sings the line about her dog doesn't bite. Clouseau: Does your dog bite? Hotel Clerk: No. Clouseau: <bowing down to pet the dog> Nice doggie. <Dog barks and bites Clouseau in the hand> Clouseau: I thought you said your dog did not bite! Hotel Clerk: That is not my dog. |
| drews (London, Blighty) | Posted: Sep 09, 2010 - 06:25 I'm no Tori Amos fan, but this is pretty good; must be because of Leonard Cohen then |
| Jelani (Home of the freak, land of the vague) | Posted: Jul 07, 2010 - 09:02  |
| Angloray (cubicle) | Posted: Jan 07, 2005 - 18:03 I've always loved Tori and I always will. I even found tracks on "Boys for Pele" to embrace! No, she is not for everyone nor would she ever want to be. Hey: if I pledge never to use the barfing icon on a Counting Crows song (probably the only band that RP plays that I actually HATE) will someone out there promise to give poor ol' Tori a rest! Any takers on this deal?? ;) |
| runchadrun (Granada Hills, CA) | Posted: Nov 24, 2004 - 09:19 The album info listed here is wrong. It's not volume 4 of the KCRW series, but volume 1. It's been in my CD collection since the day is came out. The CD's Amazon listing is at http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000004AVY Looks like it's out of print (which is surprising since KCRW GM Ruth Seymor is always squeezing out every penny from every possible revenue stream) but there are links to used copies there. |
| crowhog2000 (Cincinnati, Ohio) | Posted: Nov 24, 2004 - 09:16 :-k |
| namesbenny (West Kootenays) | Posted: Oct 25, 2004 - 19:52 Too much for me. Tori always manages to put a little beauty in the midst of pain. She should adjust her ratio. |
| dave_porter (between a rock and a hard place) | Posted: Sep 11, 2004 - 14:11 Words are good. But her voice is really annoying - her phrasing grates horribly. Not too wild about the piano either. I love Joni, and Vienna Teng has been my #1 discovery on RP, but I just can't get Tori. |
| cataloger (Fayettnam, AR) | Posted: May 10, 2004 - 08:39 Wow, Leonard's voice just gives me the shivers. Glad you found this rarity. |
| Businessgypsy (Deepest, Darkest Florida) | Posted: Apr 27, 2004 - 09:31 hyperfish wrote: This song pulls at my soul... |
| Platypus (here, now) | Posted: Apr 01, 2004 - 20:17 Daveinbawlmer wrote: What have we done to deserve this ?? we've obviously been behaving extremely well. |
| zeus | Posted: Mar 20, 2004 - 11:55 One of her gems... |