| Tori Amos – Professional Widow Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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I never completely know what her songs are about. I ususally just get some sort of overall impression and inevitably there will be several verses that mkae no sense. I honestly thought the jist of this song was about her father trying to control her and forcing her to conform. I thought "Star fucker" possible refered to her father's eagerness to do what was popular at any cost including selling his daughter (figuratively) by forcing her to conform. I really thought the entire first first was her a metaphorical conversation with a penis she was trying to coax it into "greatness" byt trying to convince it not to "blow those brains yet" I would think that she would have a great deal of contempt for the person representing the actual metaphoric penis. I doubt she would be talking aobut Kurt Cobane her. I wouldn't be suprised if she were talkign aobut incest. Her lyrics are like optical illusions that don't just change once but change 5 or six times. |
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| Tori Amos – Talula Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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I think it is about shedding one skin for another and during the course of doing so realizing that the ideals of youth are sometimes just that --ideals. But, I think the song also speaks to the fact that the ideals of youth, though sometimes too lofty to be attained are necessary and worth having. Every great accomplishment started out as an unattainable dream. I think you are all right. I do believe she is speaking about her younger self, I do believe she is speaking perhaps about an aborted pregnancy but the first verse, for me, drives home the idea of how I once thought a pair of shoes for $150 was a steal and now, raising a very exspensive four year old, I would be mortified to own such an extrvagant item. She says "say godbye to the old world" and I assume she is referring to the new baby in the pappoose. Maybe she is using the complex metaphore of how everything changes with a new child to talk about life changing events in general. I am constantly trying to manage "cake and bread" I had to say goodbye to a glitter girl as we all eventually do when we realize that dorm life isn't really living on your own. Ofcourse there are other more serious ideas that I had to modify as I grew older. I have come to terms with the idea that world hunger might not be abolished in my lifetime and sometimes I have nothing but contempt for my old self and my childish naivete but "I dont' want to loose her" and I have to assume "She must be worth loosing" and so it goes. I still don't completely understand what the hell she is talking about but I love her hypnotic rythms and that haunting voice and for crying out loud if for nothing else she gets props from me for working her magic and making a harpsichord sound cool. I love the fact that her lyrics are so multidimensional that we can all take what we need from them and make them our own. the song has meant many different things to me at different stages in my life. When I was younger I thought it was all about abortion and how hard it should be to make the decision but I see so much more now. I think that is real talent. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE HER! |
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