Yellow bird flying gets shot in the wing
Good year for hunters and Christmas parties
And I hate and I hate and I hate
And I hate elevator music
The way we fight
The way I'm left here silent

Oh these little earthquakes
Here we go again
These little earthquakes
Doesn't take much to rip us into pieces

We danced in graveyards with vampires 'till dawn
We laughed in the faces of king never afraid to burn
And I hate and I hate and I hate
And I hate disintegration
Watching us wither
Black winged roses that safely changed their color

Oh these little earthquakes
Here we go again
These little earthquakes
Doesn't take much to rip us into pieces
Doesn't take much to rip us into pieces

I can't reach you
I can't reach you
I can't reach you
I can't reach you
I can't reach you

Give me life
Give me pain
Give me myself again

Give me life
Give me pain
Give me myself again

Give me life
Give me pain
Give me myself again

Give me life
Give me pain
Give me myself again

Give me life
Give me pain
Give me myself again

Give me life
Give me pain
Give me myself again

Give me life
Give me pain
Give me myself again

Oh these little earthquakes
Here we go again
These little earthquakes
Doesn't take much to rip us into pieces
Doesn't take much to rip us into pieces
Doesn't take much to rip us into pieces


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Little Earthquakes Lyrics as written by Tori Ellen Amos

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    a relationship is crumbling slowly to bits not through some big event but little things every day. like fights in an apartment that end in her leaving, wondering what happened and why she has to watch their love dissolve, as the elevator music plays in the background. i can picture a lady angrily pushing the glowing buttons and sitting alone in the momentary safety of an enclosed space, composing herself, makeup running...

    amphitriteon January 02, 2005   Link

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