If It Isn't Her Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Sir William 

Cover art for If It Isn't Her lyrics by Ani DiFranco

Ani has this great way of building layers and layers into her music, just whne she has you on one train of thought, she changes it. What a break from the predictable.

One thing that always throws me off of Ani's songs is that she's bi- so the pronouns change from song to song. Which can be kind of interrupting when you find men in your cherished lesbian music.

This song, however, is safe from that- hell, its got the lesbian John Wayne. Goddess bless Ani.

I always find songs that are so, so perfect for this girl I like - for instance, Lykke Li's "Little Bit." It's all about being scared but so in love you don't care, and you just have to know if the other person feels the same way.

And then the song proceeds to crush my convoluted, imaginary lesbian storyline by dropping "I would give anything to have you as my man."

Damn.