Tori Amos - Silent All These Years



Excuse me, but can I be you for a while,
My dog won't bite if you sit real still,
I got the anti-Christ in the kitchen yellin' at me again
Yeah, I can hear that
Been saved again by the garbage truck
I got something to say you know, but nothing comes
Yes I know what you think of me, you never shut up
Yeah, I can hear that

But what if I'm a mermaid, in these jeans of his with her name still on it
Hey, but I don't care, 'cause sometimes, I said sometimes
I hear my voice, and it's been
Here, silent all these years.

So you found a girl who thinks really deep thoughts
What's so amazing about really deep thoughts
Boy, you best pray that I bleed real soon...
How's that thought for you
My scream got lost in a paper cup
You think there's a heaven where some screams have gone
I got twenty five bucks and a cracker do you think it's enough
To get us there

'Cause, what if I'm a mermaid, in this jeans of yours with her name still on it
Hey, but I don't care, 'cause sometimes, I said sometime's I hear my voice, and it's been
Here, silent all these

Years go by will I still be waiting
For someone else to understand
Years go by if I'm stripped of my beauty
And the orange clouds raining in my head
Years go by will I choke on my tears
Till finally there is nothing left
One more casualty you know, we're too easy, easy, easy

Well, I love the way we communicate
Your eyes focus on my funny lip shape,
Let's hear what you think of me now, but baby don't look up
The sky is falling
Your mother shows up in a nasty dress
It's your turn now to stand where I stand
Everybody lookin' at you, here take hold of my hand
Yeah, I can hear them.