The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Just a minute of your time
Yes I've been known to delude myself
So let me put those rose
Colored glasses to the test
Now is this real enough for you
Cause blonds here don't jump out of cakes
If that never impressed you much
Come board this lunatic express
Just why do they say
Have a nice day anyway
We both know they wouldn't mind
If I just curled up and died
Let's not give that one a try
Chin up put on a pair of these roseys
Raise those blinds
Chin up a happy mask was never
Your best disguise
Chin up put on a pair of these roseys
In no time you will feel almost fine
Almost rosey
Now some girls here will huddle with
No not footballers that are rich
But will confide in small white sticks
He bats as The Virginian Slim
Then I tried once to comply
With an authority that would
Subsidize my wild side
But at this altar was sacrificed
Yes you can laugh a femme fatale
In a bride's dress now married to
The effortlessness of the cracks
That lie now in between the facts
Now about when violet died
The cause still unidentified
She thought her love would be enough
But you can't seduce seduction
Her tentacles of endless want
Reach through my corridors
And tempt me to taste of her power
I sober with the witching hour
And when I hear of one more bomb
Yes we have all been robbed of song
And nightingales who throw their arms up
When is enough enough?
Yes I've been known to delude myself
So let me put those rose
Colored glasses to the test
Now is this real enough for you
Cause blonds here don't jump out of cakes
If that never impressed you much
Come board this lunatic express
Just why do they say
Have a nice day anyway
We both know they wouldn't mind
If I just curled up and died
Let's not give that one a try
Chin up put on a pair of these roseys
Raise those blinds
Chin up a happy mask was never
Your best disguise
Chin up put on a pair of these roseys
In no time you will feel almost fine
Almost rosey
Now some girls here will huddle with
No not footballers that are rich
But will confide in small white sticks
He bats as The Virginian Slim
Then I tried once to comply
With an authority that would
Subsidize my wild side
But at this altar was sacrificed
Yes you can laugh a femme fatale
In a bride's dress now married to
The effortlessness of the cracks
That lie now in between the facts
Now about when violet died
The cause still unidentified
She thought her love would be enough
But you can't seduce seduction
Her tentacles of endless want
Reach through my corridors
And tempt me to taste of her power
I sober with the witching hour
And when I hear of one more bomb
Yes we have all been robbed of song
And nightingales who throw their arms up
When is enough enough?
Lyrics submitted by stentorian
Almost Rosey Lyrics as written by Tori Ellen Amos
Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing
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I think that this song was directed at the state of America and the Bush administration. I think being in the UK must give her another perspective on her own patriotism and some of this song is seeing America from the outside. Like was said above you can see commentary on the situation in Iraq, but none of you guys mention Afghanistan also and I wonder if there is an element of that in there too. Here in the UK we still have soldiers dying there and so it could have elements of the Bush administration white washing the state of things there also. The other thing that makes me think that it is a little bit of Britishness creeping into her is that we don't do the "Have a nice day" thing here and so I wonder if she is kinda saying "come on America lets stop saying things for the sake of saying it, lets say what we really think." Of course there is the feminist stance in there too with the comments about the witching hour and blonds don't jump out of cakes. To me again she is making a statement about using our voices, some of this could be directed at the record labels (I think a lot of ADP is directed at record labels) But I think there is an element of saying "just because I am a woman doesn't mean that I am going to perform for you in a skimpy dress with my lips pouted."
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