So close to touching freedom, then I hear the guards call my name
TORI AMOSWomanhood is a whole different thing from girlhood. Girlhood is a gift…Womanhood is a choice.
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I am finding that vulnerability gives me great strength, because you’re not hiding anymore. It’s really about being a pioneer for myself, going into the places where I am not being taught. I have to teach myself.
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got a little red line that tells you, boy where the razor’s been.
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I really really love Christ, but I’m not a Christian.
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You don’t have to justify everything. Being pissed off is just absolutely okay.
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The romantic myth of the artist says that you are the Source. I have no illusion about that. Native Americans don’t believe they are the Source. They have access to the Source. Endless access. But don’t get confused.
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Vulnerability can be empowering as a songwriter and storyteller.
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Standin’ on a corner in Winslow, Arizona, and I’m quite sure I’m in the wrong song.
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I’ve been looking for a savior in these dirty streets, looking for a savior beneath these dirty sheets.
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Is there room in my heart for you to follow your heart?
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I was fascinated to think about a place where men could be the mothers and I thought of my own song-writing and I decided to have a relationship with their daughters.
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My father was strict, but he recognised my ability and got a lot of flak from the church for supporting me.
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These precious things, let them bleed.
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I guess you go too far when pianos try to be guitars.
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I used to get really pissed off that my life was so dictated by when this Jesus guy was born and when he was dying every year. I felt really resentful that I couldn’t get on with my own life because I was so busy with his.
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Musically, I always allow myself to jump off of cliffs. At least that’s what it feels like to me. Whether that’s what it actually sounds like might depend on what the listener brings to the songs.
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