Post by Julie on Jun 11, 2005 15:46:14 GMT -5
CARS AND GUITARS If I choke
Boy you start me up again Restring
my wires y'know this gearbox can
make the shift polish my rims Damned
if you do Damnied if you don't I swear
it seems of late boy I've even curved this
body to fit your bow still the rain can't confuse
the thoughts that come come in rhythm 'cause it
never was the Cars and Guitars that came between
us still a thought says what if I keep on Drivin' keep
on Drivin' "Yeah that whip has skirt" you said it proud
Sometimes I'd watch her idle while you'd tune her up me
with my silencer on You and your crocodile clip Me and
my alligator pears yeah all tricked out for the trip that
slid into a spin You say that "I miss you" You stop
in at my drive-thru you know you'll order some
some boy 'cause it never was the Cars and
Guitars that came between us still a thought
says what if I keep on Drivin' keep on
Drivin' keep on Drivin' If I choke Boy
You start me up again Restring my
wires y'know this gearbox can
make the shift polish my rims
I think this song is the ongoing adventure to decipher communication and how it can mess up and get twisted and really change your world as you know it if interpretted wrong. In this case, she is wishing to be something that this man enjoys so he can see it in a different light. Instead of person to person, being very complicated and emotional, it's a car or a guitar. 2 very stable objects. Sure, they can have problems like the car could break down or something or the guitar could go out of tune, but there's always a way to find out what's wrong and how to fix it. With human beings, we are very difficult beings to understand and that's the issue.
Here's Tori's description of it:
"Do you ever scream in a car just having an argument, reliving an argument? Why didn't I say that? Why is he so stupid? Why can't he understand …mrrrph! And you go, 'What is it going to take, what language is it going to take for us to communicate on this issue?' So I decided what is the language that this guy understands. So I became a car….one with a stick. That he can put his hands on, and maneuver, and he can polish my rims, and he can step inside me and feel himself become manly, and have a conversation with this car and then I decided that I could also become a guitar. And he could pick me up and play me. And I could listen to what he is trying to say. And if I could just change my shape we could maybe get through this because it never was the cars and guitars that came between us."
-- Tori; The Beekeeper Limited Edition Bonus DVD
SONG CANVAS: "Cars and Guitars"
One morning not long ago, I was driving into town in Cornwall, and a scenario occurred to me that involved a woman who just keeps driving. She gets up in the morning, has to go to work, has to get the kids ready for school, has to deal with the in-laws, the husband, everybody's needs. She becomes completely depleted, and hormonal-God knows what's happening that day. So she just says, "I can't do this anymore" (sound familiar?) and keeps on driving. She doesn't pick that kid up from school-she makes a call and says, "I need you to pick him up, take care of him until I get home." Then maybe she just walks out of her life. She doesn't necessarily kill herself, but just decides, "I can't do this anymore." Now, this story probably happens every day. It's not me-I didn't keep driving. But I want to explore that. I think it's hard for the audience to accept that an artist they love, who is one of the good guys, as they see it, would even explore one of these archetypes-in the case of this story, Kali, goddess of destruction, is at play here-and that can be scary. Certain archetypes are scary becuase they bring up specific qualities within us that maybe we have buried deep, deep down. And sometimes these qualities erupt, and this is where Pele comes in, and she can be quite a 5-Perfect-Off-Your-Personality-Clearance-Sale type of teacher. But I can hang around for that.
Boy you start me up again Restring
my wires y'know this gearbox can
make the shift polish my rims Damned
if you do Damnied if you don't I swear
it seems of late boy I've even curved this
body to fit your bow still the rain can't confuse
the thoughts that come come in rhythm 'cause it
never was the Cars and Guitars that came between
us still a thought says what if I keep on Drivin' keep
on Drivin' "Yeah that whip has skirt" you said it proud
Sometimes I'd watch her idle while you'd tune her up me
with my silencer on You and your crocodile clip Me and
my alligator pears yeah all tricked out for the trip that
slid into a spin You say that "I miss you" You stop
in at my drive-thru you know you'll order some
some boy 'cause it never was the Cars and
Guitars that came between us still a thought
says what if I keep on Drivin' keep on
Drivin' keep on Drivin' If I choke Boy
You start me up again Restring my
wires y'know this gearbox can
make the shift polish my rims
I think this song is the ongoing adventure to decipher communication and how it can mess up and get twisted and really change your world as you know it if interpretted wrong. In this case, she is wishing to be something that this man enjoys so he can see it in a different light. Instead of person to person, being very complicated and emotional, it's a car or a guitar. 2 very stable objects. Sure, they can have problems like the car could break down or something or the guitar could go out of tune, but there's always a way to find out what's wrong and how to fix it. With human beings, we are very difficult beings to understand and that's the issue.
Here's Tori's description of it:
"Do you ever scream in a car just having an argument, reliving an argument? Why didn't I say that? Why is he so stupid? Why can't he understand …mrrrph! And you go, 'What is it going to take, what language is it going to take for us to communicate on this issue?' So I decided what is the language that this guy understands. So I became a car….one with a stick. That he can put his hands on, and maneuver, and he can polish my rims, and he can step inside me and feel himself become manly, and have a conversation with this car and then I decided that I could also become a guitar. And he could pick me up and play me. And I could listen to what he is trying to say. And if I could just change my shape we could maybe get through this because it never was the cars and guitars that came between us."
-- Tori; The Beekeeper Limited Edition Bonus DVD
SONG CANVAS: "Cars and Guitars"
One morning not long ago, I was driving into town in Cornwall, and a scenario occurred to me that involved a woman who just keeps driving. She gets up in the morning, has to go to work, has to get the kids ready for school, has to deal with the in-laws, the husband, everybody's needs. She becomes completely depleted, and hormonal-God knows what's happening that day. So she just says, "I can't do this anymore" (sound familiar?) and keeps on driving. She doesn't pick that kid up from school-she makes a call and says, "I need you to pick him up, take care of him until I get home." Then maybe she just walks out of her life. She doesn't necessarily kill herself, but just decides, "I can't do this anymore." Now, this story probably happens every day. It's not me-I didn't keep driving. But I want to explore that. I think it's hard for the audience to accept that an artist they love, who is one of the good guys, as they see it, would even explore one of these archetypes-in the case of this story, Kali, goddess of destruction, is at play here-and that can be scary. Certain archetypes are scary becuase they bring up specific qualities within us that maybe we have buried deep, deep down. And sometimes these qualities erupt, and this is where Pele comes in, and she can be quite a 5-Perfect-Off-Your-Personality-Clearance-Sale type of teacher. But I can hang around for that.