Lyric discussion by JanuaryGirl25 

Cover art for Cruel lyrics by Tori Amos

I'm not completely sure what the song is about but to me, but the line 'Dance with the Sufis celebrate your top ten in the charts of pain. Nah...' she kinda laughs at the end of that line, i think she's mocking her own number 1 one in the charts 'professional widow' while all this personal heartache is going on in her life she's laughing at that fact that she's number 1, even in the charts of pain. That probably doesn't make any sense to anyone but me lol