Under The Pink (1994)
1. Pretty Good Year
2. God
3. Bells For Her
4. Past The Mission
5. Baker
Baker
6. The Wrong Band
7. The
Waitress
8. Cornflake Girl
9. Icicle
10. Cloud On My Tongue
11. Space
Dog
12. Yes,
Anastasia
Tears on the sleeve of a man
Don't wanna be a boy today
Heard the eternal footman
Bought himself a bike to race
And Greg, he writes letters and
burns his CDs
They say you were something in those
formative years
Hold on to nothing, as fast as you
can
Well, still a pretty good year
Maybe a bright sandy beach
Is gonna bring you back
May not so now you're off
You're gonna see America
Well, let me tell you something
about America
Pretty good year
Some things are melting now
Well, what's it gonna take 'till my
baby is alright
And Greg, he writes letters with
his birthday pen
Sometimes he's aware that they're
drawing him in
Lucy was pretty, your best friend
agreed
Well, still a pretty good year
Chorus:
God, sometimes you just don't
come through
God, sometimes you just don't come
through
Do you need a woman to look after
you
God, sometimes you just don't come
through
You make pretty daisies, pretty
daisies
Love, I gotta find what you're
doing about things here
A few witches burning, gets a little
toasty here
I gotta find why you always go when
the wind blows
Chorus
Tell me you're crazy, maybe then
I'll understand
You got your 9 iron in the back seat
just in case
Heard you've gone south,
Well babe you love your new 4 wheel
I gotta find why you always go when
the wind blows
Chorus
Will you even tell her if you
decide to make the sky fall
Will you even tell if you decide to
make the sky
And through the life force and
there goes her friend
On her Nishiki, it's out of time
And through the portal they can make
amends
Hey, would you say whatever,
we're blanket friends
Can't stop what's coming, can't stop
what is on its way
And through the portal they made
her mudpies
I've got your mind I said, she said
I've your voice
I said you don't need my voice, girl
you have your own
But you never thought it was enough
of
So, they went, years and years
Like sisters, blanket girls
Always there and through that and
this
There's nothing we cannot ever fix,
I said
Can't stop what's coming, can't
stop what is on its way
Bellls and footfalls and soldiers
and dolls
Brothers and lovers, she and I were
Now she seems to be sand under his
shoes
There's nothing I can do
Can't stop what's coming, can't stop
what is on its way
And now, I speak to you, are you
in there
You have her face and her eyes, but
you are not her
And we go at each other like blank
ettes
Who can't find their thread and
their bare
Can't stop what's coming, can't
stop what is on its way
I don't believe I went too far
I said I was willing
She said she knew what my books did
not
I thought she knew what's up
Chorus:
Past the mission, behind the
prison tower
Past the mission, I once knew a hot
girl
Past the mission, they're closing
every hour
Past the mission, I smell the roses
She said they all think they know
him
Well, she knew him better
Everyone wanted something from him
I did too, but I shut my mouth
He just gave me a smile
Chorus
Hey they found a body
Not sure it was his, but they're
using his name
And she gave him shelter, somewhere
I know
She knows, something only she knows
Chorus
Baker, baker, baking a cake
Make me a day, make me whole again
And I wonder, what's in a day
What's in your cake this time
I guess you heard he's gone to LA
He says that behind my eyes I'm
hiding
And he tells me I pushed him away
That my heart's been hard to find
Here, there must be something
here
There must be something here, here
Baker, baker, can you explain,
If truly his heart was made of icing
And I wonder how mine could taste
Maybe we could change his mind
I know you're late for your next
parade
You came to make sure that I'm not
running
Well, I ran from him, in all kinds
of ways
Guess it was his turn this time
Time, thought I'd made friends
with time
Thought we'd be flying
Maybe not this time
Baker Baker, baking a cake,
Make me a day, make me whole again
And I wonder if he's OK
If you see him say Hi
I think it's perfectly clear
we're in the wrong band
Ginger is always sincere, just not
to one man
She called me up and she said, you
know that I'm drowning
It's the dog trainer again, he says
he thinks that she needs more hands
I think it's perfectly clear
we're in the wrong band
Senator, let's be sincere, as much
as you can
He called her up and he said the new
prosecutor
Soon will be wanting a word
So, she's got soft spot for heels
and spurs
And there's something believin' in
her words
Again said, there's something
believin' in her voice
Instead of just leavin'
And she gets her cigars from the
sweet fat man
I think it's perfectly clear we're
in the wrong band
Heidi says she'll be sincere, as
much as she can
I called her up and I said, you know
that I'm drowning
Put on your raincoat again, 'cause
even the sun's got a price on it
And there's something believin' in
her voice
Again said, there's something
believin' in her voice,
Instead of just leavin'
She said it's time, I open my
eyes
Don't be afraid to open your eyes
Maybe she's right, maybe she's right
Maybe she's right, maybe she's right
So I want to kill this waitress
She's worked here a year, longer
than I
If I did it fast, you know that's an
act of kindness
But I believe in peace, I believe
in peace bitch
I believe in peace
I want to kill this waitress,
I can't believe this violence in
mind
And is her power all in her club
sandwich
I want to kill this killing wish,
They're too many stars and not
enough sky
Boys all think she's living kindness
Ask a fellow waitress, ask a fellow
waitress
Never was a cornflake girl
Thought it was a good solution
Hangin' with the raisin' girls
She's gone to the other side
Givin' us a yo heave
Things are getting kind of gross
And I go at sleepy time
This is not really happening
You bet your life it is
Peel out the watchword, just peel
out the watchword
She know what's going on
Seems we got a cheaper feel now
All the sweeteaze are gone
Gone to the other side
With my encyclopedia
They musta paid her a nice price
She's puttin' on her string bean
love
This is not really happening
You bet your life it is
Rabbit, where'd you put the keys girl
And the man with he golden glove
Thinks he knows so much, thinks he
knows so much
Rabbit, where'd you put the keys
girl
Icicle, icicle, where are you
going
I have a hiding place when spring
marches on
Will you keep watch for me, I hear
them calling
Gonna lay down, gonna lay down,
Greeting the monster in our
Easter dresses
Father says bow your head like the
Good Book says
I think the Good Book is missing
some pages
Gonna lay down, gonna lay down
And when my hand touches myself
I can finally rest my head
And when they say take of his body
I think I'll take from mine instead
Getting off, getting off, while
they're all downstairs
Singing prayers, sing away
He's in my pumpkin PJs
Lay your book on my chest
Feel the word, feel the word
Feel the word, feel it
I could have, I should have,
I could have flown you know
I could have, I should I have
I didn't so
Someone's knocking on my kitchen
door
Leave the wood outside
What all the girls here are freezing
cold
Leave me with your Borneo
I don't need much to keep me waiting
Don't stop now what you're doin'
What you're doin', my ugly one
Bring then all here, hard to hide
A hundred girls in your hair
It won't be fair if I hate her
If I ate her, you can go now
You're already in there
I'll be wearing your tattoo
You're already in there
Got a cloud sleeping on my tongue
He goes then it goes
And kiss the violets as they're
waking up
Leave me with your Borneo
Leave me, the way I was before
You're already in there
I'll be wearing your tattoo
I'm already in circles and
circles and circles again
Again, the girl's in circles and
circles
Got to stop spinning
And circles and circles and circles
again
Thought I was over the bridge now
Way to go Mr. Microphone
Show us all what you don't know
Centuries, secret societies
He's our commander now
Space Dog
So sure we were on something
Your feet are finally on the ground
He said so sure we were on something
Your feet are just on the ground
girl
Rain and snow
Our engines have been receiving your
eager call
There's Colonel Dirtyfishydishcloth
He'll distract her good
Don't worry so
And to the one you thought was on
your side
She can't understand she truly
believes the lie
Lemon pie
He's coming through
Our commander still
Space dog
Deck the halls, I'm young again,
I'm you again
Racing turtles, the grapefruit is
winning
Seems I keep getting the story
twisted
So where's Neil when you need him
Deck the halls, it's you again, it's
you again
Somewhere, someone must know the
answer
Is she still pissing in the river
now
Heard she'd gone, moved into a
trailer park
So sure those girls now are in
the Navy
Those bombs, our friends can't even
hurt you now
And hold those tears, 'cause they're
still on you side
Don't hear the dogs barking, don't
say you know
We've gone to Andromeda stood with
those girls
Before the hair in pairs
It just got nasty
And now those girls are gone
I know what you want
The magpies have come
If you know me so well then
Tell me which hand I use
Make them go
Make it go
Saw her there in a restaurant
Poppy don't go
I know your mother is a good one
But Poppy don't go
I'll take you home
Show me the things I've been missin'
Show me the ways I forgot to be
speaking
Show me the ways to get back to the
garden
Show me the ways to get around the
get around
Show me the ways to button up
buttons
That have forgotten they're buttons
Well, we can't have that forgetting
that
Girls, girls, what have we done
to ourselves
Driving on the vine over the clothes
lines
But officer I saw the sign
Thought I'd been through this in
1919
Counting the tears of ten thousand
men
And gathered them all
But my feet are slipping
There's something we left on the
windowsill
There's something we left, yes
We'll see how brave you are
We'll see how fast you'll be running
We'll see how brave you are
Yes, Anastasia
And all your dollies have friends
Thought she deserved no less than
she'd give
Well, happy birthday, her blood's on
my hands
It's kind of a shame, 'cause I did
like that dress
It's funny the things that you find
in the rain
The things that you find in the mall
In the date-mines, in the knot
Still in her hair, on the bus
I'm on my way down
All the girls seem to be there
Come along now little darlin'
Come along now with me
Come along now little darlin'
We'll see how brave you are
All songs written by Tori Amos
Published by Sword and Stone
