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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.

Aimee Mann

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
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
If you’re an artist trying to put out your own record on your own label, it’s hard to get a distribution deal because no one wants to sign a deal with one entity.
AIMEE MANN

Artist Deal Distribution Entity Label Own Record Sign Trying
All that I need now is someone with the brains and the know-how to tell me what I want.
AIMEE MANN

Brain Know Need Someone Tell Want
The knock-out punch is always the one you never see coming.
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Always Coming Knock never One Out Punch
If your standards are low, you’re going to stop pretty early on in the process.
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Early Low Pretty Process Standard Stop
Nightly you retrace your steps again to return to the scene of the crime. It’s uncanny how you hover in the air of the wreckage that you left behind.
AIMEE MANN

Again Air Crime Nightly Retrace Return Scene Step
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
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
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
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.
AIMEE MANN

Almost Choice Drug Grew Seventies Take Think Thought
In the ’70s, everybody thought drugs were just good times. People didn’t really know about drug addiction, or that such a thing existed.
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Drug Everybody Good People Recovery Think Thought Time
Something gets lost when you translate. It’s hard to keep straight. Perspective is every thing.
AIMEE MANN

Lost Perspective Something Translate
Save me from the ranks of the freaks who suspect they can never love anyone.
AIMEE MANN

Anyone Freak Love never Rank Save Sex Suspect
Knowing record labels and knowing the kinds of things they would object to-they just object to everything that’s interesting.
AIMEE MANN

Everything Interest Know Label Object Record
For me, there’s a fine line between telling a story that’s fictional with lots of details and then removing yourself too much from it, so it’s bloodless, a little too fictional.
AIMEE MANN

Blood Detail Fictional Fine Line Little Story Telling Too Much Yourself

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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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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