from the choirgirl hotel (1998)
from the choirgirl hotel (1998)
1. Spark
2. Cruel
3. Black-Dove
(January)
4. Rapsberry
Swirl
5. Jackie's
Strength
6. i i e e e
7. Liquid
Diamonds
8. She's
Your Cocaine
9. Northern Lad
10. Hotel
11. Playboy
Mommy
12. Pandora's
Aquarium
1. Spark (4:12)
She's addicted to nicotine patches
She's addicted to nicotine patches
She's afraid of the light in the dark
6:58, are you sure where my spark is
Here
Here
Here
She's convinced she could hold back a glaciar
But she couldn't keep Baby alive
Doubting if there's a woman in there somewhere
Here
Here
Here
Chorus:
You say you don't want it
Again and again
But you don't, you don't really mean it
You say you don't want it
This circus we're in
But you don't, you don't really mean it
You don't, don't really mean it
If the Divine master plan is perfection
Maybe next I'll give Judas a try
Trusting my soul to the ice cream assassin
Here
Here
Here
Repeat Chorus
How many fates turn around in the overtime
Ballerinas that have fins that you'll never find
You thought that you were the bomb
Yes, well so did I
Say you don't want it
Say you don't want it
Say you don't want it
Again and again
But you don't, don't really mean it
She's addicted to nicotine patches
She's afraid of the light in the dark
6:58, are you sure where my spark is
Here
Here
Here
2. Cruel (4:05)
So don't give me respect
Don't give me a piece of your preciousness
Flaunt all she's got in our old neighborhood
I'm sure she'll make a few friends
Even the rain bows down
Let us pray
As you cock-cock-cock your mane
No cigarettes
Only peeled HAVANAS for you
Chorus:
I can be cruel
I don't know why
Why can't my ba.ll.oo.n stay up
In a perfectly windy sky
I can be cruel
I don't know why
Dance with the Sufis
Celebrate your top ten in the charts of pain
Lover brother bogenvilla
My vine twists around your need
Even the rain is sharp like today
As you sh-sh-shock me sane
No cigarettes
Only peeled HAVANAS for you
Repeat chorus
3. Black-Dove (January) (4:36)
She was a january girl
She never let on how insane it was
In that tiny kinda scary house
By the woods
By the woods
By the woods
Black-dove
Black-dove
You're not a helicopter
You're not a cop out either
Black-dove
Black-dove
You don't need a space ship
They don't know you've already lived
On the other side of the galaxy
The other side of the galaxy
The other side of the galaxy
She had a january world
So many storms not right somehow
How a lion becomes a mouse
By the woods
By the woods
By the woods
But I have to get to TEXAS
Said I have to get to TEXAS
And I'll give away my blue blue dress
She has a january girl
She never let on how insane it was
In that tiny kinda scary house
By the woods
By the woods
By the woods
4. Rapsberry
Swirl (3:57)
I am not your seņorita
I am not from your tribe
In the garden I did no crime
I am not your seņorita
I am not from your tribe
If you want inside her
Well
Boy, you better make her rapsberry swirl
Things are getting desperate
When all the boys can't be men
Everybody knows I'm her friend
Everybody knows I'm her man
I am not your seņorita
I don't aim so high
In my heart I did no crime
If you want inside her
Well
Boy, you better make her rapsberry swirl
5. Jackie's Strength (4:26)
A Bouvier 'till her wedding day
Shots rang out
The police came
Mama layed me on the front lawn
And prayed for Jackie's Strength
Feeling old by 21
Never thought my day would come
My bridesmaids getting laid
I pray for Jackie's Strength
Chorus
Make me laugh
Say you know
What you want
You said we were the real thing
So I show you some more
And I learn
What black magic can do
Make me laugh
Say you know you can turn
Me into the real thing
So I show you some more
And I learn
Stickers licked on lucnhboxes
Worshipping David Cassidy
Yeah, I mooned him once
On Donna's box
She's still in recovery
Sleep-overs
Beene's got some pot
You're only popular with anorexia
So I turn myself inside out
I hope someone will see
Chorus
I got lost on my wedding day
Typical
The police came
But virgins always get backstage
Not matter what they've got to say
If you love enough
You'll lie a lot
Guess they did
In Camelot
Mama's waiting on my front lawn
I pray
I pray
I pray
For Jackie's Strength
6. i i e e
e (4:08)
With your E's
And your ease
And I do one more
Need a lip gloss boost
In your America
Is it God's
Is it yours
Sweet Saliva
With your E's
And your ease
And I do one more
I know we're dying here
And there's no sign of a parachute
We scream in cathedrals
Why can't it be beautiful
Why does there gotta be a sacrifice
Just say yes
You little arsonist
You're so sure you can save
Every hair on my chest
Just say yes
You little arsonist
With your E's
And your ease
And I do one more
I know we're dying here
And there's no sign of a parachute
In this chapel
Little chapel of love
Can't we get a little grace
And some elegance
No, we scream in cathedrals
Why can't it be beautiful
Why does there gotta be a sacrifice
7. Liquid
Diamonds (6:20)
Surrender
Then start your engines
You'll know quite soon what my mistake was
For those on horseback or dog lsed
You turn on at the bend in the road
I hear she still grants forgiveness
Althought I willingly forgot her
The offering is molasses and you say
Chorus
I guess I'm an underwater thing
So I guess I can't take it personally
I guess I'm an underwater thing
I'm liquid running
There's a sea secret in me
It's plain to see it is rising
But I must be flowing liquid diamonds
Calling for my soul
At the corners of the world
I know she's playing pocker
With the rest of the stragglers
Calling for my soul
At the corners of the world
I know she's playing pocker
And if your friends don't come back to you
And you know this is madness
A lilac mess in your prom dress
And you say
Repeat Chorus
8. She's
Your Cocaine (3:41)
She's your cocaine
Sh'es got you shaving your legs
You can suck anything
But you know
You wanna be me
Put on your make-up
Boy, you're your favorite stranger
And we all like to watch
So shimmy once
And do it again
Bring your sister
Bring your sister
If you can't handle it
Bring your sister
Bring your sister
If you can't handle it
She says control it
The she says don't control it
Then she says you're controlling
The way she makes you crawl
She's your cocaine
Your Exodus laughing
And she know what you are
So shimmy once
And do it again
Bring your sister
Bring your sister
If you can't handle it
Bring your sister
Bring your sister
If you can't handle it
If you want me to
Boy, I could lie to you
You don't need one of these
To let me inside of you
And is it true
That devils end up like you
Something safe
For the picture frame
And is it true
That devils end up like you
So tied up
You don't know how she came
She's your cocaine
She's got you shaving your legs
She's got you liking mine back
Got me takin' it in
Getting mine back
Lasting mine evil
I'm taking my easel
And I'm writing good checks
You sign "Prince Of Darkness"
Try, "Squire Of Dimness"
Please don't help me with this
Please don't help me with this
9. Northern
Lad (4:17)
Had a northern lad
Well, not exactly had
He moved like the sunset
God, who painted that
First he loved my accent
How his knees could
I thought we'd be OK
Me and my molasses
But I feel something is wrong
But I feel this cake just isn't done
Don't say that you don't
And if you could see me now
Said if you could see me now
Girls, you've got to know when it's time
To turn the page
When you're only wet
Because of the rain
He don't show much these days
It gets so fucking cold
I loved his secret places
But I can't go anymore
"You change like sugar cane"
Says my northern lad
I guess you go to far
When pianos try to be guitars
I feel the west in your
But I feel it falling apart too
Don't say that you don't
And if you could see me now
Said if you could see me now
Girls, you've got to know
When it's time to turn the page
When you're only wet
Because of the rain
When you're only wet
Because of the rain
10. Hotel (5:18)
Met 'em in a hotel
Met 'em in a hotel
Beneath ground
Tell me that he's missing
Tell me this is one
For Lollipop Gestapo
You were wild
Where are you now?
You were wild
Where are you now?
Give me more
Give me more
Give me more
I have to learn to let you crash down
I have to learn to let you crash down
I have to learn to let you crash
Met 'em in a hotel
Met 'em in a hotel
You say he's the biggest thing
There'll be this year
I guess that what I'm seeking
I guess that what I'm seeking
Isn't here
Met him in a hotel
Met him in a hotel
Met him in a guess world
Guesses anyone but you
You were wild
Where are you now?
You were wild
Where are you now?
Give me more
Give me more
Give me more
I have to learn to let you crash down
Where are the velvets
Where are the velvets
Where are the velvets
When you're coming down
Hotel
You were wild
Where are you now?
You were wild
Where are you now?
King Solomon's mines
Exit 75
I'm still alive
I'm still alive
I'm still alive
11. Playboy
Mommy (4:08)
In my platforms
I hit the floor
Fell face down
Didn't help my brain out
Then the baby came
Before I found
The magic how to keep her happy
I never was the fantasy
Of what you want
Wanted me to be
Don't judge me so harsh
Little girl
So you got a playboy mommy
But when you tell 'em my name
And you wanna cross that
Bridge all on your own
Little girl they'll do you no harm
'Cause they know your playboy mommy
But when you tell 'em my name
From here to Birmingham
I got a few friends
I never was there
Was there when it counts
I get my way
You're so like me
You seemed ashamed
Ashamed that I was
A good friend of American soldiers
I'll say it loud here by your grave
Those angels can't ever take my place
Somewhere where the orchids grow
I can't find those church bell
That played when you died
Played Gloria
Talkin' Bout Hosanah
Don't judge me so harsh little girl
12. Pandora's
Aquarium (4:48)
Pandora
Pandora's aquarium
She drives for shells
With her nautical nuns
And thoughts you thought
You'd never thought
You'd never tell
I am not asking you
To believe in me
Boy, I think you're confused
I'm not Persephone
Foam can be dangerous
With tape across my mouth
These things you do
I never asked you how
Line me up single file
With all your grievances
Stare but I can taste you're still
Alive below the waste
Ripples come and ripples go
And ripple back to me
Pandora
Pandora's Aquarium
All songs written by Tori Amos. Published by Sword And Stone