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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.

Aimee Mann

I suppose I should be happy to be misread; better be that than some of the other things I have become.
AIMEE MANN

Become Better Happy Misread Other Some Suppose Thing
Something gets lost when you translate. It’s hard to keep straight. Perspective is every thing.
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Lost Perspective Something Translate
You drew a bird that was here, a kind of sweet chanticleer. But with a terrible fear that the cage couldn’t tame
AIMEE MANN

Bird Cage Fear Sweet Tame Terrible
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.
AIMEE MANN

Cadence Interest Keep Left Make Mind Need Probably Real Turn
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.
AIMEE MANN

Appear Couple Gotten Idea Last Made One Past Thing Uncomfortable Year
The king of the jailhouse and the queen of the road think sharing the burden will lighten the load.
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Jailhouse King Lighten Load Queen Road Share Think Thinking
I probably would’ve kept slogging on that same chord change, because there’s a tendency to have that happen.
AIMEE MANN

Change Chord Happen Interest Kept Mind Need Probably Same Slog Tendency
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.
AIMEE MANN

Admit Bad Confront Doubt Maybe Momentum Past Sake
It’s not easy in this phosphorescent gloom telling waking dreams apart anyhow.
AIMEE MANN

Apart Dream Easy Gloom Telling Waking Walking
At a major label you can start to feel that you’re working for them, and that any work you do, you’re never going to see any benefit.
AIMEE MANN

Benefit Feel Label Major Start Work Working
People don’t buy records anymore. I don’t know how people can support themselves.
AIMEE MANN

Anymore People Record Support Themselves
And nothing fuels a good flirtation Like need and anger and desperation No, the moth don’t care if the flame is real.
AIMEE MANN

Anger Desperation Flame Flirt Fuel Good Like Need Nothing Real
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.
AIMEE MANN

Back Black Burn Care Flame Game Moth Once Real See Wing
They want to sign distribution deals with labels, who have lots of product, lots of artists.
AIMEE MANN

Artist Deal Distribution Label Lot Product Sign Want
I don’t consider myself a great writer, but I would like to think that I can at least proof- read.
AIMEE MANN

Consider Great Least Myself Proof Think Writer
I have a 6-year-old, and his thing is to turn on Radio Disney in the car, and I get such an allergic reaction to listening to that music and the context into which it falls. I’m really working on him about that.
AIMEE MANN

Allergic Car Context Fall Listen Music Old Radio Reaction Thing Working Year

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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