I think people are missing the relationships references in this song... Amanda has referred to this album as a post- (post-?) breakup album and it's important to keep that in mind when listening to the songs -- some are more explicit than others...
"You could write a letter then...""Can you find yourself without me?".. "You are saying nothing but your tongue is getting blacker.." "I am broadcasting are you receiving?" --he's leaving her behind and not communicating.
The black tongue part reminds me of the "lies" in "Truce."
"I'm connecting speakers to my suitors at the discoteque
They don't know the difference, are they men or are they Memorex?"
--She's showdescribing how pathetic the dating scene... and then asking "can you find yourself without me?"
As far as "Listerine," I'm not sure if this is related, but she mentions in her blog:
"i don't take a shower every day. i don't want to. mike penta used to say, amanda palmer, amanda palmer is a dirty girl. he started a new toothbrush every two weeks."
She mentions her lack of hygiene quite a bit:
"Glass Slipper:" "Other girls shower but I hand out flowers..."
"Girl Anarchronis:" "And you can tell
by the red in my eyes
and the bruises on my thighs
and the knots in my hair
and the bathtub full of flies
that i'm not right now at all..."
I think people are missing the relationships references in this song... Amanda has referred to this album as a post- (post-?) breakup album and it's important to keep that in mind when listening to the songs -- some are more explicit than others...
"You could write a letter then...""Can you find yourself without me?".. "You are saying nothing but your tongue is getting blacker.." "I am broadcasting are you receiving?" --he's leaving her behind and not communicating.
The black tongue part reminds me of the "lies" in "Truce."
"I'm connecting speakers to my suitors at the discoteque They don't know the difference, are they men or are they Memorex?"
--She's showdescribing how pathetic the dating scene... and then asking "can you find yourself without me?"
As far as "Listerine," I'm not sure if this is related, but she mentions in her blog:
"i don't take a shower every day. i don't want to. mike penta used to say, amanda palmer, amanda palmer is a dirty girl. he started a new toothbrush every two weeks."
She mentions her lack of hygiene quite a bit:
"Glass Slipper:" "Other girls shower but I hand out flowers..."
"Girl Anarchronis:" "And you can tell by the red in my eyes and the bruises on my thighs and the knots in my hair and the bathtub full of flies that i'm not right now at all..."