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Tori Amos

"Girl"

from in the shadow she calls
and in the shadow she finds a way
finds a way
and in the shadow she crawls
clutching her faded photograph
my image under her thumb
yes, with a message from my heart
yes, with a message from my heart

she's been everybody else's girl
maybe one day she'll be her own

and in the doorway they stay
and laugh as violins fill with water
screams from the bluebells can't make them go away
well, I'm not seventeen
but I've cuts on my knees
falling down as the winter takes one more cherry tree

she's been everybody else's girl
maybe one day she'll be her own

and in the mist there she rides
and castles are burning in my heart
and as I twist I hold tight
and I ride to work every morning
wondering why
"sit in the chair and be good now"
oh, and become all that they told you
the white coats enter her room
and I'm callin' my baby, callin' my baby
callin' my baby, callin'

everybody else's girl
maybe one day she'll be her own

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"Jackie's Strength"

a Bouvier till her wedding day
shots rang out, the police came
Mama laid me on my front lawn
and prayed for Jackie's strength
feeling old by twenty-one
never thought my day would come
my bridesmaid's getting laid
I pray for Jackie's strength

make me laugh, say you know what you want
you said you 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 lunchboxes
worshipping David Cassidy
yeah, I mooned him once on Donna's box
she's still in recovery
sleepovers, Beene's got some pot
you're only popular with anorexia
so I turn myself inside out
in hopes someone will see

make me laugh, say you know what you want
you said you 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...

I got lost on my wedding day
typical, the police came
oh, but virgins always get backstage
no 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 said I pray for Jackie's strength

make me laugh, say you know what you want
you said you 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...

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"Putting The Damage On"

glue, stuck to my shoes
does anyone know why
you play with an orange rind
you say you packed my things
and divided what was mine
you're off to the mountain top?
I say her skinny legs could use sun--
but now I'm wishing
for my best impression
of my best Angie Dickinson
but now I've got to worry
'cause, boy, you still look pretty
when you're putting the damage on

don't make me scratch on your door
I never left you for a banjo
I only just turned around
for a poodle and a Corvette--
and my impression
of my best Angie Dickinson
but now I've got to worry
'cause, boy, you still look pretty
when you're putting the damage on

I'm trying not to move, it's just your ghost passing through
I said I'm trying not to move, it's just your ghost passing through
it's just your ghost passing through, and
now i'm quite sure

there's a light in your platoon
I've never seen a light move
like yours can do to me--
so, now I'm wishing
for my best impression
of my best Angie Dickinson
but now I've got to worry
'cause, boy, you still look pretty to me

but I've got a place to go
I've got a ticket to your late show
but now I've got to worry
'cause, boy, you sure look pretty
when you're putting the damage on
yes, when you're putting the damage on
you're just so pretty
when you're putting the damage on...

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"Winter"

snow can wait, I forgot my mittens
wipe my nose, get my new boots on
I get a little warm in my heart when I think of winter
I put my hand in my father's glove--
I run off where the drifts get deeper
sleeping beauty trips me with a frown
I hear a voice: "You must learn to stand up
for yourself, 'cause I can't always be around."
he says:

when you gonna make up your mind?
when you gonna love you as much as I do?
when you gonna make up your mind?
'cause things are gonna change so fast
all the white horses are still in bed
I tell you that I'll always want you near
you say that things change, my dear...

boys get discovered as winter melts
flowers competing for the sun
years go by and I'm here still, waiting
withering where some snowman was--
mirror, mirror, where's the crystal palace?
but I only can see myself
skating around the truth, who I am
but I know, Dad, the ice is getting thin

when you gonna make up your mind?
when you gonna love you as much as I do?
when you gonna make up your mind?
'cause things are gonna change so fast
all the white horses are still in bed
I tell you that I'll always want you near
you say that things change, my dear...

hair is gray and the fires are burning
so many dreams on the shelf
you say, "I wanted you to be proud of me."
I always wanted that myself.

when you gonna make up your mind?
when you gonna love you as much as I do?
when you gonna make up your mind?
'cause things are gonna change so fast
all the white horses have gone ahead
I tell you that I'll always want you near
you say that things change, my dear...

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