| Tori Amos – Taxi Ride Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Tori's longtime friend and makeup artist, Kevyn Aucoin, passed away in May 2002 from complications related to brain cancer. The song is mostly likely documenting the aftermath of his death. Kevyn's adopted mother, who started a support group for parents of gay children in the town where he was raised, locked Kevyn's husband out of the New York apartment he and Kevyn shared after his death. Had they been legally married, Kevyn's husband would have inherited everything, and Kevyn's mother having been percieved by many as being greedy in not sharing the inheritance with him, became very defensive about her support of gay rights when questioned, hence the "You think you deserve a trust fund just because you want one. Sure you talk the talk when you need to - I fear the whole world is starting to believe you". "I'm glad you're on my side, still" probably also refers to this ... in spite of it all, being glad that Kevyn's mother was still speaking out for gay rights, even if she was blind to her own hypocracy. "this We are one crap" probably refers to the eulogy, and "We've all been pushed too far today" to the stress of dealing with the funeral and the whole situation. "Just another dead fag to you" is most likely an angry shot by tori at kevyn's adopted mother for not caring enough about Kevyn and being more concerned about his money (she had been living on social security prior to his death). Apologies to all parties involved if this interpretation is wrong, as it sounds rather harsh, but Tori is not one to shy away from angry, heartfelt words when needed, and I think this is one of those occassions. |
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