Tori Amos "Mother" lyrics

little earthquakes

[@RichardHBlumberg]

I was outside late last night in my neighborhood watching the first of the four "Blood Red Moons", when all of a sudden I hear this strange, "angelic sounding" music. A neighbor was listening to "Little Earthquakes" with the windows wide open in the house and this song was playing! A very surrealistic soundtrack to a very important cosmic event!

[@ganifraterdogan1062]

i hope no one was poisoned against the moon. hehe

[@RichardHBlumberg]

Gani Fırat Erdoğan Is That a Tori Amos Lyric? It sounds very familiar! DUH! Of Course it is! "Dripping with blood And with time And with your advice Poison me against the moon"

[@danielhall67]

It just dawned on me why Tori Amos was such a groundbreaking artist in the early 90's. This was a time when sarcasm and apathy permeated so much of our culture. It was in the music we listened to, the movies and tv shows we watched. And then came Tori Amos with these very intimate and sincere songs. It was such a stark contrast to the immense apathy we felt at the time. It was cathartic to hear this music. As a man I felt a little awkward listening to her music because it seemed to be meant for a female audience. But it didn't matter, because even though I couldn't relate to the lyrical content of the music, my subconscious yearned for the energetic quality of her voice and her playing. Her music is still relevant today. We need more sincerity and vulnerability expressed in our culture. These qualities are considered feminine, but both men and women can have a deficit when it comes to this. I have heard that women sometimes may adapt masculine qualities in order to assimilate to thier work culture. I used to think this was only limited to office jobs or what is called 'corporate' culture. But it also dawned on me that the music and entertainment industry are also subject to this phenomenon. Think about it. Tori Amos was one of the few artists that embodied a feminine approach to her art. Even today subjects in music such as overt sexuality, partying, or what I would more generally characterize as 'Yang' energies, are what is underscored. At this point I should stop using the masculine-feminine dichotomy because sometimes people's reaction to such terms is not what is intended. If a quality is masculine it doesn't mean a woman should exclude it from her identity. If a quality is feminine a man doesn't need to exclude it from his identity. So instead, Yang could replace masculine, and Yin could replace feminine. And one can be masculine and yin, or feminine and yang without sacrificing thier sense of gender.

[@iantuition]

beautiful comment. helped me see some things.

[@BrittnyShrub]

Beautiful post. Thank you for expressing this.

[@bedroompantomimes]

this is so true. I agree with you 100%.

[@ashleybrowning8314]

Tori is just pure magic!!

[@Sarah.Riedel]

I remember buying the piano sheet music book for Little Earthquakes when I was 12 or so and waiting for my parents to leave the house so I could play this with all the full emotion I felt for it, because I was too embarrassed to do it in front of anyone else. I would not play this in front of anyone at all for years.

[@catspajamas1188]

My husband is bedridden in a hospital bed in our living room. He calls out to me many times a night for help. It exhausts me so. But upon him waking me, I always try to think "be a good soldier". Gives me a bit of strength.

[@InaEspere1234]

Cat's Pajamas I pray God gives you the strength, patience and peace to go trough this.💗 It's funny cause I just got back buying flowers prior to go visit my eldery Mom at the hospital...That song brings so much memories...! All will be OK!...

[@jimcummings6095]

Brides in Vails for you, we told you all of our secrets. All but one, so don't you even try, the phone has been disconnected. Dripping with blood and with time and your advice, poison me against the... Moon. Mother the car is here

[@jimcummings6095]

To me, this is a f*** you to Mom and Dad. It's one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard. Tori is timeless! 30 years of magical music

[@TheDreamingangel28]

Tori your music is always so soothing to my soul..I will never stop being your fan...

[@jill9700]

Her talent shines through in this one. That piano. So forthright.

[@katierebeccawilson1636]

this song was my life at 18, except i was brunette

[@user-xn9bw2es3x]

The moment: I escape into your escape Into our very favorite fearscape It's across the the sky And across my heart And I cross my legs Oh my God is so thrilling and mysterious (lyrics). I love Tori's imagination. Her lyrics are never too sweet and never too sad. I'm not sure about this word but i'd say that her view is usually double-sided and that's why I appreciate her works so much.

[@staceyfletcher8323]

Tori, your music is simply amazing. Thank you.

[@lejordanpierrevlog3878]

Wow, first Tori song I attempted to play at 14yo 92'...memories

[@melissandrahuber7126]

Very hard to listen to....my mother was cruel...I refused to attend her funeral....this will haunt me forever....my childhood to her death and the unattended funeral. This song breaks my heart bread crumbs lost under the snow.....forever

[@jasonthacker7247]

It shows the power of forgiveness, and regret, at the same time. Thank you for sharing. Mother means different things for is all.

[@kirstinpurcell6619]

He's going to change my name, maybe he'll leave the light on.. my stepfather who called me Kirsty when he abused me.. but told me that he loved me and my mother hated me. She would throw me out of the house at 10 because she was afraid he would leave her because she was jealous he "paid me attention". He manipulated me by saying that he couldn't let me back inside because of her but he'd leave the porch light on so I wouldn't be afraid..

[@HD-bn6nx]

Horrifying. I hope your life has improved 100 times over!

[@kenalvarezf]

Tori Amos mean a lot to me

[@Peggy-Sue]

*whispers* He's gonna change my name

[@wildmercuryfilms]

Tanya Oliver Yeah, you've pinpointed the magic moment

[@james6401]

Black Chariot for the Redhead dancing girl

[@kristinhazell3840]

Obsessed with this song!

[@teresadianneshadden4576]

One of my favorite songs by Tori xoxo

[@eleventydots]

It's beautiful, what you did

[@jasonthacker5844]

Even the ads know better. Just stay away.

[@belindarodriguez407]

psychology. till we have faces. boise has faces for families.

[@staciedigby2447]

The best

[@TiffJimber]

Love it! Keep em' coming Tiff Jimber Indie Musician and ewok lover

[@glynnaschmehl1904]

They're worth every usual stop for a coffee. And more to look forward to than potato chips. Kids help. Good job.

[@Bob-cj6zm]

This felt good today.

[@mercyr6105]

My love!!! I can die happily now I'm ready....

[@glynnaschmehl200]

First my left foot then my right behind the other

[@fredmila]

I had not heard her record for ages.

[@kerridalchow1976]

who did these drawings, amazing!

[@glynnaschmehl1904]

He does his homework at school now.

[@glynnaschmehl4324]

I run with an attack dog. That reminds me I have to put a pencil in my fanny pack.

[@sandrajovic7735]

Beautiful upload!!

[@empathcaroline2586]

So beautiful xx

[@MrLukasz2121]

amazing!

[@larahill82]

I feel like this is an answer to Fancy

[@toriwheeler1328]

Haha, I totally feel like this and Fancy are about similar situations, but it doesn't seem like many interpret this song the same way.

[@scotthefler6170]

never listened b4....so i spent the night on my guard job listening to these. ...sorry, I'll take Susanne Vega any day of the week....Toris music is so.....all over the place. Interesting, yes. Unique, yes. But how the hell do you write this stuff...remember what you wrote....be able to put it back together....much less reproduce it in concert, successfully ...?? And forget about a memorable tune you can pull up from your own ear worm catalog in your head.....after listening all night, AND watching those intricately woven, way-out-in-left-field neurotic videos, I was left with the impression that this strangely beautiful whacked out redhead must have had some MAJOR issues as a kid.....then I listened to her "MOTHER" song.......THAT pretty much explains it. Not to mention, she's a redhead. And I'm one too....so trust me: I KNOW how f***ed-up in the head we are!! Again, if you want EXTRAORDINARY songwriting, in a form that is melodic, connected and masterfully composed & orchestrated, pull up some Susanne Vega....you won't regret it, and your earworm library will be contentedly. ..and PEACEFULLY, filled to the brim.......IMHO, of course.

[@intherain83]

Scott Hefler this is so mean

[@jkar1747]

Rachel G Of course I don't understand why anyone would be so cruel to ridicule people who have gone through painful circumstances out of their control. Why ridicule what ypu don't understand.

[@arthurhaskind7779]

Oh but she can.

[@marissakristine9257]

I don't get it...

[@candyveneer2428]

It's called poetry!

[@jasonthacker7247]

It's a song, that you hear, on KZbin.