Feeling radical in cotton purified in my satin
But the bomb of the season is the velvet revolution
Aye-ee look at the sky
And feel the tears of the prophets crying
Aye-ee look at the sky
And feel the rain their reign of tears
Feeling radical in cotton purified in my satin
But the bomb of the season is the velvet revolution
All you killers of the children
Thereâ??s a new commandment
The true divine creator was a velvet revolution
All you killers of the children
Thereâ??s a new commandment
The true divine creator was a velvet revolution.


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    I agree with the suggestion that this has to do with the protests against the Marxist government. But I can't help but also think about how Tori references her good friend, and author, Neil Gaiman a lot in her songs. She's mentioned "The Velvets" in her songs before. "The Velvets" are a group of vampire-like women in one of Gaiman's earlier novels. (Great book, by the way !)

    Take a look at this page and ctrl-F for "velvet." You will see a number of instances where Amos references Gaiman's work. english.ufl.edu/imagetext/archives/v4_1/reed/

    I think this song carries a double meaning. Reference both to peaceful protest, and to a desire to hear more about The Velvets.

    dancytmon November 22, 2011   Link

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