God sometimes you just don't come through
God sometimes you just don't come through
Do you need a woman to look after you
God sometimes you just don't come through

You make pretty daisies pretty daisies love
I gotta find, find, find what you're doing about things here
A few witches burning gets a little toasty here
I gotta find,find,find why you always go when the wind blows

God sometimes you just don't come through
God sometimes you just don't come through
Do you need a woman to look after you
God sometimes you just don't come through

Tell me you're crazy maybe then I'll understand
You got your nine iron in the back seat just in case
Heard you've gone south well babe you love your new four wheel
I gotta find,find,find why you always go when the wind blows

(Give not thy strength unto women nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings)

Will you even tell her if you decide to make the sky fall
Will you even tell her if you decide to make the sky

God sometimes you just don't come through
God sometimes you just don't come through
Do you need a woman to look after you
God sometimes you just don't come through


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God Lyrics as written by Tori Amos

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    I think there's two parts to this song.

    The first part is Tori angry at God for the misogyny of mainstream Christianity. She's defiant and angry. The second part ("why you always go when the wind blows?") is her revealing that there's more to it than just anger- she doesn't believe in God, but she sort of wishes she does, and it's upsetting to her that she doesn't see much evidence of it. The loud instruments cut out right when she says that bit, which indicates that she's showing her more personal thoughts beneath the bluster.

    Crane42on January 14, 2013   Link

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