Apollo's Frock Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Lucy236 

Cover art for Apollo's Frock lyrics by Tori Amos

I've always seen this as a song directed to Caton after they parted ways after decades of friendship.

Apollo is the god of lyrical poetry & musical performance who wears a laurel wreath.

The beginning speaks of a relationship that has lost all it's heart and warmth some time ago.

There's a sadness and anger to this song, it's very personal. You and your predators were warned, if the cubs were drawn in... There were rumours about Caton and young fans ( only rumours I'm not saying anything is true) but the cubs could be alluding to that. She feels this person has been riding her coattails for sometime/reaping the fruits of her labours and has now turned on her.

But in the end there's only sadness and acceptance they've both lost, the friendship is gone for good. "The soul has been lost of the bow and quiver." Artemis is Apollo's twin and is famous for her bow and arrow. She feels that she's lost someone she thought of as family and has lost an essential part of her without him. Really great song and so sad.

Negative
Subjective
Sadness
Friendship
Betrayal
Loss
Personal
Music