It’s not easy in this phosphorescent gloom telling waking dreams apart anyhow.
AIMEE MANNYou drew a bird that was here, a kind of sweet chanticleer. But with a terrible fear that the cage couldn’t tame
More Aimee Mann Quotes
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One of the things I’ve really gotten past in the last couple of years is the idea of being made uncomfortable by the way things appear, rather than how things are.
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You get into the cadence in your mind, and it’s hard to make the kind of left turn that you probably need to keep it really interesting.
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No, the moth don’t care when he sees the flame The moth don’t care if the flame is real ‘Cause flame and moth got a sweetheart deal.
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The moth don’t care when he sees the flame He might get burned, but he’s in the game And once he’s in, he can’t go back He’ll beat his wings till he burns them black.
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Anybody who cares less about wanting to be cool, I think, is more interesting.
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It’s in the dictionary. And when I find what it is, I’ll write it down in case it comes up again, I’ll be certain to avoid it.
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But I can’t confront the doubts I have. I can’t admit that maybe the past was bad, and so, for the sake of momentum I’m condemning the future to death so it can match the past.
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Save me from the ranks of the freaks who suspect they can never love anyone.
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All the perfect drugs and superheroes wouldn’t be enough to bring me back to zero.
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I certainly understand that we’re all trying to make a living, but I’m not thinking about that when I’m making it.
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All that I need now is someone with the brains and the know-how to tell me what I want.
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And nothing fuels a good flirtation Like need and anger and desperation No, the moth don’t care if the flame is real.
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I thought everything was interesting. I wanted to go scuba diving and I wanted to learn how to surf.
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When I grew up in the ’70s I thought you had to take drugs. It was almost like I didn’t think you had a choice.
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I think, to be happy is to be interested and engaged.
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