Gratitude Lyrics

Lyric discussion by RedLetterYear 

Cover art for Gratitude lyrics by Ani DiFranco

The line ...

and i don't know what you and your sisters do

cracks me up. I love that she can be singing about something very serious but still find light in the situation.

But I really hate this line ...

but please don't please stop

So un-ani like from the norm. She's usually very strong saying things like "Fuck you Very much" in songs like State Lines. She just seems like a powerless victim in this one. Still LOVE the song though

@RedLetterYear You have to be in that type of situation to understand. In some people it comes off strong but for others you will feel powerless especially when someone switches things around and pushes what they have done, and all the trouble they went through. I had an experience like that even though I had done a number of things to lend a hand, buying food, running, errands, helping in them keeping up their business they felt like more should have been added. They did as they chose and the rules and conditions were constantly changing from what...