I see Beauty Queen in a whole new light now that Fire Eater's Wife comes before it. I always thought Tori was looking at the Beauty Queen in a bathroom mirror as they put their lip gloss on. I thought this beautiful girl made her feel a twinge of jealousy. Now I think the Fire Eater's Wife is the character singing both songs. A Fire-Eater is another word for some traders in the financial world I think, and one of their wives is in the bathroom looking at some gorgeous girl, feeling vulnerable and neglected by her husband. She sees this beautiful woman and gets distracted by her, and maybe sees some life or spark in her that has been washed out of her own character, and Tori sees that. It's so moving, even though it's incredibly short. I love it.
![Cover art for Demo Medley: Fire-Eater's Wife/Beauty Queen [Demo] [#] lyrics by Tori Amos](https://images.songmeanings.com/828b894f-87a4-4d4c-82b2-54ed5a379a50.webp)
I see Beauty Queen in a whole new light now that Fire Eater's Wife comes before it. I always thought Tori was looking at the Beauty Queen in a bathroom mirror as they put their lip gloss on. I thought this beautiful girl made her feel a twinge of jealousy. Now I think the Fire Eater's Wife is the character singing both songs. A Fire-Eater is another word for some traders in the financial world I think, and one of their wives is in the bathroom looking at some gorgeous girl, feeling vulnerable and neglected by her husband. She sees this beautiful woman and gets distracted by her, and maybe sees some life or spark in her that has been washed out of her own character, and Tori sees that. It's so moving, even though it's incredibly short. I love it.