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It's an animal girl and it's lying on the beach.
Its ass can surf in the sand while its head's asleep.
Its fingers roll a reefer cigarette.
Its skin can decompose beneath the sweat.
I know all I need to know.
I know how much girl to go.
Drinking iced scotch and soda.
I proclaim the ocean like a coppertone baby.
Wait and see.
You don't know who I am.
Fig or tree...
Lex or Superman.
The owners may dim the lights...
The sailors may start to fight
back the dinner they wolfed at the taco joint.
But maybe a blue moon will shine
in the heart of the hood.
It's an animal girl and its knees are turning in.
The Spitomatic flips it on its back.
There's a gathering crowd of heavy breasted men.
The burn patrol is freaking out again.
I know all I need to know.
I know how much girl to go.
Its ass can surf in the sand while its head's asleep.
Its fingers roll a reefer cigarette.
Its skin can decompose beneath the sweat.
I know how much girl to go.
Drinking iced scotch and soda.
I proclaim the ocean like a coppertone baby.
You don't know who I am.
Fig or tree...
Lex or Superman.
The sailors may start to fight
back the dinner they wolfed at the taco joint.
But maybe a blue moon will shine
in the heart of the hood.
The Spitomatic flips it on its back.
There's a gathering crowd of heavy breasted men.
The burn patrol is freaking out again.
I know how much girl to go.
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from liz phair's own words: “Animal Girl”
is about growing out of puberty and needing gratification. It’s also about a situational romance that never seemed to happen on the days when I was free. This song is for Lotje Ijzermans, VPRO personality, who is an inspiration of a dame. I wanted to be her and live in Amsterdam.
ohhhh SOME of it makes sense now but I'm still confused on some things.... I've always wanted to know what the hell this song means.
Also: shouldn't the first line of the penultimate stanza be "It's an animal girl and its knees are turning BLACK" instead of "in"?
What a haunting song about growing up and maturing in a sexual, physical, and mental way. Liz Phair really hits the mark with the mixture of haunting piano and beautiful lyrics here.