Cat Power

Always On My Own

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I was always on my own
Look into my eyes and see the bomb
Fun and nonsense on and on
Tell me no lie under your thumb
Back to back tick tock has begun
I am what you want
I am what you're not
I want to live
My way of living

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mike On Aug 10, 2012

Sea of Love (Phil Phillips cover)

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2012-09-08 17:47:01

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2012-08-10 04:04:57

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by Uilluchan

12y ago

I always get the feeling that Chan is quite introspective and much of her work is directed at herself. To me this represents a pretty positive outlook and is somewhat of a counter to her song "not what you want" from 'Myra Lee', most notably the line "I am what you want" Coming from this new Chan "Always on my own" sounds more like an independence rather than a loneliness, whereas 10-15 years ago it would probably be the other way around. Sparse, ethereal, beautiful. Officially my most listened to song ever.

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