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Vienna Teng — Antebellum
Album: Inland Territory
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Released: 2009
Length: 4:37
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In the fall,
We circle through the leaves
And talk about the little ones.
And we smile, but never say too much.
The moment always vanishing.
One by one the neighbors' lights come on.
Our October day is almost gone.

I know the border lines we drew between us
Keep the weapons down,
Keep the wounded safe;
I know our antebellum innocence
Was never meant to see the light of our armistice day.

In the spring,
We climbed the rolling hills
And talked about our budding plans.
And we smiled,
Our faces like a mirror
Showing us our secret sides.
But then the fights...
The sharp words splintering the night,
How I couldn't be what you'd need...
But oh how I could make you bleed...

I know the border lines we drew between us
Keep the weapons down,
Keep the wounded safe;
I know our antebellum innocence
Was never meant to see the light of our armistice.
But how much would I give to have it back again?
How much did we lose
To live this way?

You'll go home...I'll stay here
Seasons keep on marching
I'll stay here...you'll go home
With only strangers watching
Comments (24)add comment
 peter_james_bond wrote:

Good lord! Your friend needs to consult a dictionary to learn what "screechy" means. All the women you mention have beautiful voices. I admit I sometimes hear a similarity between them but you could say that about a lot of male singer/songwriters as well.
 
Yes, she does.  As I said, she doesn't like soproanos.  

Funny, I seem to remember that years ago, she liked Kate Bush...  now hates her.  Back then, I couldn't stand Kate, now appreciate her.  Go figure.  
Stil, this song...  not to my taste, and I find it to be highly derivative of a certain genre.  So there.  ;-)
(male singer songwriters...  like Mark Knopfler and Gordon Lightfoot?  *burp*) 
Posted 14 years ago by gregormiz    [ Reply ]
Is this from Les Mis?
Posted 14 years ago by Mandible    [ Reply ]
 gregormiz wrote:
Tori Amos?  Sure...  Kate Bush -> Tori Amos -> Vienna Teng...  
A friend of mine refers to this genre as the "screechy girls".   (She just doesn't like Sopranos).

I think it's silly to say that this isn't anything like Tori Amos,  it's not a bad thing, she does a nice job exploring the genre.

Cmon...  is it bad that the Allman Brothers sound like a pale version of Skynnard? 
 
Good lord! Your friend needs to consult a dictionary to learn what "screechy" means. All the women you mention have beautiful voices. I admit I sometimes hear a similarity between them but you could say that about a lot of male singer/songwriters as well.
Posted 14 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
Hmmmm lets see..........NO.....just no.{#Puke}
Posted 14 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
Tori Amos?  Sure...  Kate Bush -> Tori Amos -> Vienna Teng...  
A friend of mine refers to this genre as the "screechy girls".   (She just doesn't like Sopranos).

I think it's silly to say that this isn't anything like Tori Amos,  it's not a bad thing, she does a nice job exploring the genre.

Cmon...  is it bad that the Allman Brothers sound like a pale version of Skynnard? 
Posted 14 years ago by gregormiz    [ Reply ]
I would like to hear the song stripped back quite a bit to her voice and the piano lead without all the orchestration surrounding it but that may just be because this is following ludovico einaudi and now sounds unnecessarily over-complicated with too many sounds overpowering the underlying message.
Posted 14 years ago by Sloggydog    [ Reply ]
What lovely voice. Sweet. Simple. Unadorned.

Posted 14 years ago by FlatCat    [ Reply ]
 Bridieboo wrote:

I don't think she's anything like Tori Amos. {#Think}

 

Yeah...I'm totally with you on this.  They're both female.  Other than that, I do not see a similarity.
Posted 14 years ago by QueenLucia    [ Reply ]
 kimacho wrote:
Where would she be without Tori Amos?
 
I don't think she's anything like Tori Amos. {#Think}

Posted 14 years ago by Bridieboo    [ Reply ]
It's not my favorite of hers - but there's just something about her voice that raises an otherwise ho-hum song to higher levels.

Posted 14 years ago by kweinert    [ Reply ]
A very effective and efficient segue from Ludovico Einaudi - Andare; I thought it was all one which made Einaudi a lonnng intro into this vocal.  Nice blend!

Posted 14 years ago by Govi    [ Reply ]
 mandolin wrote:

...who is john galt?..
 
Too funny :-)

Posted 14 years ago by rickf    [ Reply ]
Sounds like the soundtrack to "The Little Mermaid."
Posted 14 years ago by Tana    [ Reply ]
first 'sucko-barfo' i've given out in a while ...
Posted 14 years ago by themotion    [ Reply ]
hmmm. In spite of myself, I like this.
Posted 15 years ago by Rotterdam    [ Reply ]
I. HATE. THIS.
Posted 15 years ago by dkeifer    [ Reply ]
A little "school seasonal" show tunish.
Posted 15 years ago by pelucid    [ Reply ]
 KurtfromLaQuinta wrote:
Where is Kate Bush?
 
...who is john galt?..
Posted 15 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
 dogpound wrote:

where would tori be with out Kate Bush?
 
Where is Kate Bush?

Posted 15 years ago by KurtfromLaQuinta    [ Reply ]
 kimacho wrote:
Where would she be without Tori Amos?
 
where would tori be with out Kate Bush?
Posted 15 years ago by dogpound    [ Reply ]
You learn something new every day...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antebellum

As long as Wiki is correct. {#Mrgreen}

Posted 15 years ago by KurtfromLaQuinta    [ Reply ]
Where would she be without Tori Amos?
Posted 15 years ago by kimacho    [ Reply ]
She wasn't the singing voice of Ariel in The Little Mermaid, was she? I'm only half kidding - sounds very similar.
Posted 15 years ago by Tana    [ Reply ]
...nice to hear more of this album...
Posted 15 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]