| Tori Amos – Icicle Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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i did wonder if icicle was a song about molestation as per previously mentioned. perhaps the icicle relates to the coldness of the hand of the molester? not sure if the perp(etrator) is one from the church but i thought that while the perp was on the one hand going on about the wonders of the good book, tori is debating whether the perp's good book is different to her one cos' the one she reads doesn't have anything about molestation being normal? also, the bit about everyone singing downstairs while he's getting in her pumpkin pjs upstairs could be referring to the obliviousness and 'trust' that people may have in religious figures, even though some may not be as holy as they appear cos' he's taking advantage upstairs. and right at the end of the song - she should've/could've flown, but didn't. i think the piano bit at the start is a nice preempt to the song cos' it starts all sweet and ends all bitter and off key - is it musically creating the following scenario whereby a man of the cloth takes away the innocence in the most wrong way ever?! dunno. it's a deep and well written musically and lyrically song. but then most of tori's stuff is. |
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