Art: The Lyrics of Tori Amos (A Cutting)

When C.I. of The Common Ills mentioned a book by Tori Amos yesterday, we were surprised. We hadn't heard anything about Tori Amos: Piece by Piece by Tori Amos and Ann Powers. We weren't even aware that Tori has a new album coming out this Tuesday (The Beekeeper).

But we're big Tori fans here and so we tossed out the cutting we were working on and decided to focus on the lyrics of Tori Amos instead. Hope you enjoy it.

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"]

I could use a big loan
From the girl zone ["Caught a Lite Sneeze"]

I'm wishing for my best impression
Of my best Angie Dickinson
But now I've got to worry
'Cause boy you still look pretty ["Putting the Damage On"]

I had the Story of O in my bucket seat
Of my wanna be Mustang
Auditioning for reptiles in their
Raquel Welch campaign ["Glory of the 80s"]

I just want a little passion to hold me in the dark
I know I've got some magic buried, buried deep in my heart ["Take to the Sky"]

And we make it up
As we go along
We make it up
As we go along ["Gold Dust"]

Sometimes I thinkyou want me to touch you
How can I when you build
A great WALL around you ["China"]

So you found a girl
Who thinks really deep thoughts
What's so amazingabout really deep thoughts
Boy you best pray
That I bleed real soon
How's that thought for you ["Silent All These Years"]

All the world just stopped now
So you say you don't wanna stay together anymore
Let me take a deep breath babe ["Tear in Your Hand]

Things you said that day
Up on the 101
The girl had come undone
I tried to downplay it ["A Sorta of Fairytale"]

So then love walked up to like
Said I know that you don't like me much ["Cooling"]

Yes I know what you think of me
You never shut up
Yeah I can hear that ["Silent All These Years]

I never was the fantasy
Of what you want
Wanted me to be ["Playboy Mommy"]

And I'm so sad
Like a good book
I can't put this
Day Back ["A Sorta Fairytale"]

I guess you heard he's gone to L.A. he says that behind my eyes I'm hiding and he
Tells me I pushed him away that my heart's been hard to find ["Baker Boy"]

He don't show much these days
It gets so fucking cold
I loved his secret places
But I can't go anymore. ["Northern Lad"]