Tori Amos  Not From Your Tribe

PRETTY GOOD YEAR

GOD

BELLS FOR HER

PAST THE MISSION

BAKER BAKER

THE WRONG BAND

THE WAITRESS

CORNFLAKE GIRL

ICICLE

CLOUD ON MY TONGUE

SPACE DOG

YES, ANASTASIA

PRETTY GOOD YEAR

Tears on the sleeve of a man don’t wanna be a boy today heard the eternal footman
brought himself a bike to race and Greg he writes letters and burns his CDs they
say you were something in those formative years hold onto nothing as fast as you
can well still 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’s
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 pretty
good year




GOD

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 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 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

Will you even tell her if you decide to make the sky fall will you even tell her if
you decide to make the sky




BELLS FOR HER

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 walls they made their 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 ownbut you
never thought it was enough of so they went years and years like sisters blanket
girls always there 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 Bells 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 it’s way

and now I speak to you are 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 loving can’t stop what is on its way and I see it coming and it’s on its way




PAST THE MISSION

I don’t believe I went too far I sid I was willing she said she knew what my
books did not I thought she knew what’s up

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

hey they found a body not sure it was him but they’re using his name and she gave
him shelter and somewhere I know she knows somethings only she knows




BAKER BAKER

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 hearts 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




THE WRONG BAND

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 that he thinks that she needs more hands

I think it 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 a soft spot for heels and spurs and there’s something believin in
her voice again said there’s something believin 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 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




THE WAITRESS

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




CORNFLAKE GIRL

Never was a cornflake girl thought that was a good solution hangin with the raisin
girls she’s gone to other side givin us a yo heave ho 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 knows what’s goin 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 the golden gun thinks he
knows so much thinks he knows so much Rabbit where’d you put the keys girl




ICICLE

Icicle Icicle where are you going I have a hiding place when spring marches in 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 well 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 my pumpkin p.j’s 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
have I didn’t so




CLOUD ON MY TONGUE

Someone’s knockin 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
warm

don’t stop now what you’re doing what you’re doing 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 hate her
you can go now

You’re already in there I’ll be wearing your tatoo 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 eith your Borneo leave me the way I was before

You’re already in there I’ll be wearing your tatoo I’m already in circles and circles
and circles again the girl’s in circles and circles got to stop spinning circles and
circles and circles again thought I was over the bridge now




SPACE DOG

Way to go Mr. Microphone show us all what you don’t know centuries secret
societis he’s our commander still space dog

so sure we were on something your feet are finally on the ground he said no 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
Dirtyfishydisheloth 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 lines secure Space dog

Deck the halls I’m young again I’m you again racing turtles the grapefruit is
winning seems I keep getting this 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 ending 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 your side don’t hear the dogs
barking don’t say you know we’ve gone Andromeda stood with those girls
before the hair in pairs it just got nasty and now those girls are gone




YES, ANASTASIA

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 things I’ve been missing 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 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




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Tori Amos  Not From Your Tribe. Soile & Johanna Lehtonen, 2002.

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