lyrical goddess: favorite lyrics of tori amos

[♥Jana♥]

"the wind is making speeches" oh who am i kidding ALL of Time

hmmm interesting little tori fact..

when she played Time on David Letterman it was the first show he had done after September 11th and he was almost moved to tears by the song and all the emotions of everything that had happened

[Rabbit]

but fire thought she'd really rather be water instead

but do I hate what she is or do I want to be her

and I know I have been driven like the snow

-Cooling


and I would cry 1000 more if that's what it takes to sail you home

-1000 Oceans


she never let on how insane it was in that tiny kinda scary house

-Black Dove


I know the truth is in between the 1st and the 40th drink

-Concertina


Rabbit...where'd you put the keys girl?

-Cornflake Girl


you're just an empty cage girl if you kill the bird

-Crucify


he wiped a tear and then he threw away our appleseed

does Joe bring flowers to Marilyn's grave
and girls that eat pizza but never gain weight

-Father Lucifer


well I think the good book is missing some pages

-Icicle


and you know this is madness...a lilac mess in your prom dress

-Liquid Diamonds


and I won't say he shouldna paid
but momma it wasn't my bullet

-Little Amsterdam


these precious things let them bleed let them wash away

and I died but I thanked him
can you believe that sick sick

so you can make me cum that doesn't make you jesus

no one dared no one cared to tell me where the pretty girls are

-Precious Things


I say her skinny legs could use sun

-Putting the Damage On


Welll...let's just say all of Take to the Sky


I guess that's all I can think of right now. I'm sure I'll be back.
;D

[♥Mary♥]

....and he knew where the pillow goes.

-Black Swan

[Hellfire]

"My husband ran off with my shaman but they love me as I am"

"In the glory of the 80s I may not have to die, I'll clone myself like that chic who sings Bette Davis Eyes"

"In the glory of the 80s you said the end is nothing to fear. I said blow the end baby, now who do I gotta shag to get out of here?"

[♥Mary♥]

"Why do we...Crucify ourselves?"

[♥Jana♥]

got enough guilt to start my own religion.

or when she plays crucify live and she says got a bowling ball in my stomach what she does, i will never tire or seeing her live

[talulad]

"take a trip on a rocketship, baby, the sea is the sky. i know the guy who runs the place and he's out of sight"

"they say your brain is a comic book tattoo and you'll never be anything"

"they can't see what you're born to be"

"what will you do with your life oh that's all you hear from noon till night"

"heart falling fast when she left even the milky way was dressed in black" <-- my personal favorite from the song

all flying dutchman

[catt73]

When I feel down I always sing ,,I AM NOT YOUR SENORITE,, line in my head. IN MY HEART I DID NO CRIME...

[talulad]

"they're too many stars and not enough sky" even though i hear it as "there are too many stars and not enough sky" (which makes more sense to me...)

and until less than a month ago (honestly!) i heard "virgins always get backstage no matter what they've got to say" as "virgins always get backstabbed no matter what they've got to say" and i like that one better too.

[BeautyQueen]

Favorite lyrics from:


Little Eathquakes era:
"I gotta have my suffering so that I can have my cross".........Crucify

Under the Pink era:
"A few witches burning gets a little toasty here".....God
"Everyone wanted something from him I did too but I shut my mouth he just gave me a smile".....Past the Mission
"If you know mw so well then tell me which hand I use"....Yes, Anastasia

Boys for Pele era:
"The weasel squeaks faster than a seven day week I said Timmy and that purple monkey are all down at Bobby's house"........Marianne
"Moses I know, I know you've seen fire but you've never seen fire until you've seen Pele blow"...Muhammad My Friend


I'll finish later, or oneday

[♣Miranda♣]

ôfearscapeô said:

"When you gonna love you as much as I do?"

That line makes me go like this every time I hear it.

[♣Miranda♣]

¢¾honeybee¢¾ said:

....and he knew where the pillow goes.

-Black Swan

Stop being me!

[♣Miranda♣]

Don't you love to turn this little blue girl upside down?

[talulad]

¢Àbluegirl¢À said:

Don't you love to turn this little blue girl upside down?

So THAT'S where you got your forum name.

Duh @ me.

[♣Miranda♣]

talulad™ said:

So THAT'S where you got your forum name.

Duh @ me.

LMAO! Duh @ you indeed.

[etienne]

Tear in Your Hand:
"I think there are pieces of me you've never seen
Maybe she's just pieces of me you've never seen..."

Space Dog:
" Deck the halls I'm young again I'm you again
racing turtles the grapefruit is winning
seems I keep getting this story twisted
so where's Neil when you need him..."

Amber Waves:
"So I went by - cause I had the time,
and told the northern lights to keep shining
they told me to tell you - they're waving."

Crazy:
"As soon as you have rearranged the mess in your head
he will show up looking sane, perfectly sane
if I know Crazy."

Also- my thoughts on Tori lyrics:
I've been thinking about this lately, especially after reading the Northern Lad thread (that has been a recurring theme for me- and it was my favorite song to sing at open mic nights) -- anyway, here goes:
I think Tori's lyrics are equal parts telling a story and setting an atmosphere. There are a lot of her songs where the lyrics seem disjointed or are clearly personal references that I might not get, but even if I don't understand the specific intent of a lyric, it still *affects* me. So my favorite Tori songs aren't always the most quotable ones- the words and the music just hit me in a certain way and make me feel something. So even if the content of "Liquid Diamonds" isn't specifically about sex (even though it probably is), the whole atmosphere is a very sensual one, so that's what I associate with the song.

Sorry if that made no sense- I've just been thinking about that lately.

[♣Miranda♣]

he's gonna change my name...♥

[Chilly]

"Look I'm standing naked before you don't you want more then my sex" - leather

"lily white matricide from vicious words it doesn't leave a scratch so therefore no one's hurt" - purple people

"an angel's face is tricky to wear constantly" - purple people

"butterflies don't belong in nets" - mary

"so you found a girl who thinks really deep thougts..what's so amazing about really deep thoughts? boy you best pray that I bleed real soon..How's that thought for you?" - silent all these years

"she's been everybody else's girl maybe one day she'll be her own" - girl

"give me life...give me pain...give me myself again" - little earthquakes

"when you gonna love you as much as i do?" - winter

"made my own pretty hate machine" - caught a lite sneeze

"bells and footfalls and soliers and dolls, brothers and lovers she and i were..now she seems to be sand under his shoes, there's nothing I can do" - bells for her

"he says that behind my eyes i'm hiding..and he tells me i pushed him away,that my hearts been hard to find" - baker baker

"she survived but she's feeling old" - strange little girl

"i'm just comin out of the cell in my brain" - little amsterdam

"one girl fears in the night is another girl's paradise" - another girl's paradise

"i walked into your dream and now i've forgotten how to dream my own dream..you are the clever one aren't you" - mother

"can't forget the things you never said" - blood roses

[faeriesboxes]

TEXTTEXTOK my favorite lines. Here goes:

"All she needs is therapy. All you need is love its all you need."--Rattlesnakes

"When he sucks you deep, sometimes you're nothing but meat."--Blood roses

"You'll never gain weight from a donut hole."--The Doughnut Song

"Doubting if there's a woman in there somewhere.." --Spark

"I can be cruel. I don't know why."--Cruel

"And I rode along side till you lost me there in the open road."--A Sorta Fairytale

"I was ridin' by ridin' along till you lost me till you lost me in the Rear View you lost me"--ASFT

"Do you need a woman to look after you?" --God

"Somethings only she knows."--Past the Mission

"Now she seems to be sand under his shoes
there's nothing i can do."--Bells for Her

"I believe in peace, bitch."--The Waitress

"Got an angry snatch, girls you know what I mean. When swivelin that hip doesn't do the trick."--In the Springtime of his Voodoo

"Foam can be dangerous with tape across my mouth." --Pandora's Aquarium

"I fear my fear is greater than my faith but i walk the missionary way."--Suede

"She will betray all that she loves and even wait for their Saviour to come"--Virgina

"Even a glamorous bitch can be in need"--Taxi Ride

[lwsneeze]

"Why can't my balloon stay up in a perfectly windy sky?" -Cruel

"How a lion becomes a mouse." -Black Dove

"Then there's your policy of trancing the sauce without the blame." -Concertina

"There are days I feel your twin peekaboo hiding underneath your skin." -Suede

"You know what you know so you go break the terror of the urban spell." -Riot Poof

"For a girl who couldn't choose between the shower or the bath." -Hey Jupiter

"I need a big loan from the girl zone." -Caught A Lite Sneeze

"And I'm so sad, like a good book I can't put this day back." -A Sorta Fairytale

"He said 'first let's just unzip your religion down.'" -Crazy

"Thought I had read the sky thought I had read a change in your eyes." -Strange

"Give me peace, love and a hard cock." -Professional Widow