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Rake It In Lyrics
Rake it in
I am here again
Tied up in your torture frame
Printed paper, guilty to blame
The story stays the same
Dry me out
Run me down
Burn me out
And rake it in, you rake it in
Rake it in, you rake it in, yeah
A slave upon your plate
I am your dreams, yeah your life and your bait
Selfish schemes, i proceed, you await
You my indefinite hate
Do you know what my chopping blocks for?
Do you know what my hanging braids for?
Do you know what my chamber maids for?
Can you guess what i, what i have in store for you?
Tied up in your torture frame
Printed paper, guilty to blame
The story stays the same
Run me down
Burn me out
And rake it in, you rake it in
Rake it in, you rake it in, yeah
I am your dreams, yeah your life and your bait
Selfish schemes, i proceed, you await
You my indefinite hate
Do you know what my hanging braids for?
Do you know what my chamber maids for?
Can you guess what i, what i have in store for you?
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Oh man, the part in the middle with the screams it just horrifying. I love it.
My favorite parts of this song are the Do you know..." and the slow version of the chorus after the screams ;) It kind of sounds Halloweenish, but that's probably not the case. I was listening to this once when reading the Noble Dead series and I think it would fit for a Vampire/Vampire hunter kind of setting too.
She explained in concert that it's about her contempt for her record label at the time.
Right there with ya, sonatina. This basically Tori Amos's "Precious Things," in waltz time, on the bad acid. The whole song is extremely cool, but those 20 seconds in the middle...shiver
OMG !!! On my way from dance rehearsal yesterday I was looking for a solo song when I heard this song. I immediately fell in love with it ! The freaky thing about this song is that after having came to the site a while ago to read the lyrics , I realized that this song is my struggle with a 2 year relationship that i've been stuck in and terrified to leave, that i'm currently trying to get out of (but he' doesn't know it yet...) word for freakin word!!!
"printed paper, guilty to blame" -he lies to me about money everyday and has even pushed us to the brink of eviction this past winter holiday in which we had a pending eviction and no electricity with an average nightime temp of 32 degrees !!!!
"i'm your dream, your life your bait " - he claims he can't live without me and probably wouldn't be able to with out my credit or my family's help !
"my indefinite hate" - i hate him so much, but i can never stay mad......when i try to i 'm never sure of how long i can.
"can you guess what i have in store for you?" - he doesn't know i'm leaving him yet....
Sorry to get on here and vent, but hearing this song was like stepping outside my body and really getting to finally see what i needed to see. This song has completely blown my mind and opened my eyes all at once.......Imogene went to work on this one !!!! AMAZING !!!!
This song is definitely one of her best.
I've always thought it had something to do with revenge or just an uncontrollable hate for somebody/something.