Shadowboxer Lyrics
Fiona says:
"It was because of this guy I had gone out with and had been really, really close with. I really loved him. I felt that he was my best friend. But he was a teenaged guy, and they don't think a lot of times. He mistreated me and then he came back. I couldn't even be friends with him for awhile. I cared about him, but it was just a situation where he kept trying to be friends with me, but I knew that he just wanted to be friends with me so he could have the option of making a move on me whenever he wanted to. And because I was so infatuated with him, and even in love with him, I was always available for that. It made me feel weak every time I would fall for that. And I would look forward to him making a move on me, but I knew that it was wrong. I knew that he was playing with me. And after awhile, I didn't even care anymore because I wanted him so much."
from here: http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Fiona_Apple
Shadowboxing:: What an awesome analogy for staying wary and cautious of falling in love with a person who's only going to hurt you in the end.
Fiona rocks.
The first lines of this song, always send shivers down my spine. I think it's one of fiona's masterpieces, she's saying ''once my lover, now my friend. what a cruel thing to pretend''. it's like when you break up with someone, and they call you ''a friend'' and you think, how can I be a friend? thats just a way of saying I'm not you're lover anymore. it's very sad, but a great tune
I like this song.... The part that says "I was on to every play, I just wanted you " really reminds me of someone.... long story.
it's probobly about her fighting with herself over the desicion of making a move or not...accerpting or not..
The part that says "I was on to every play, I just wanted you "- that really reminds me of me...not a good memory tho :(
A splendid song!
I REALLY love her voice in this... just WOW
god. her voice is so powerful,combined with her lyrics...they all reach out to me and have helped me thru some horrible times. i can relate to every word she writes. i fucking love her.
BOOO
i didn't know this song, but just tonight a girl i like, and was planning on making a move on, was over. we were listening to music and she put this song on. i didn't recognize it, but i heard the line "I wanna be ready for what you do / I been swinging all around me / 'Cause I don't know when you're / gonna make your move " about three times and decided that might be a hint...a bit later i went for it...REJECTED. can't really be mad at the song, but i gotta be mad at something, don't i? :(