Sullen Girl Lyrics

Lyric discussion by kmk_natasha 

Cover art for Sullen Girl lyrics by Fiona Apple

The song is an account of her life after becoming a victim of rape. The incident occurred the day before Thanksgiving when she was 12 years old. The man followed her into her apartment complex and caught her just as she was trying to unlock her apartment door. Fiona thought that she was going to die during the assault, she remembers hearing her dog bark on the other side of the door, and picturing in her mind that the attacker was Jimmy Hendrix. Afterwards, she was upset because she knew that she would have to go back into therapy.