Spinning Room lyrics - Ani Difranco
You can give me
A pill to sleep
You can give me
Ten different kinds
But I lay down
Under sheets of concrete
And I can't get the weight of it
Off my mind
Feeling depleted
Feeling drained
Much like the blood
Was sucked out of my veins
I lay down
In a spinning room
In a spinning room
So, go ahead, diagnose me
Give me a name for my pain
Watch me very, very closely
Find the thing to blame
Virus lyrics - Ani Difranco
I was so deeply pleased to pause this life
I think I jinxed the world and caused this strife
Yes, I longed so long for fewer nouns
I longed so well, the world shut down
And now the kettle is calling the pot black
I call you virus but you don't call me back
So I just keep listening to my own voice
In the echo chamber of my choice
Touché, I say, and mazeltov
To the kind of ride you can't get off
Can't, that is, until you must
You win, I give in
In less I trust
And now the kettle is calling the pot black
Yes, I call you virus but you don't call me back
So, I just keep listening to my own voice
In the echo chamber of my choice
I was so deeply pleased to pause this life
More Or Less Free lyrics - Ani Difranco
I swear, I don't think that I'm special
Just trying to do a good thing to do
I swear my heart is in the right place
In relationship to you
But this is all more than I imagined
More devastating, more surreal
I see these people round with badges
And I just don't know how I feel
Cause you seem like a nice person
A nice person to me
And it seems obvious we're just humans
Born more or less free
I never thought that I was special
Been that way since we were kids
There's a million people that are like me
In this world, stuck doin' bids
But you come right into our nightmare
No fear or hate that can be seen
Through the fog, food for thought
Through the fog, fuel for dreams
Cause you seem like a nice person
A nice person to me
And it seems obvious we're just humans
Born more or less free
Baby Roe lyrics - Ani Difranco
I think we might be wrong about all of it
In fact, it's been proven
Keeps coming down to this shitty little interface
That we're using
The very edges of our knowing
Is just the tiny tip that's showing
But we're so wigged out
Yeah, we're so devout
To this waking dream
What's playing on the screen
And you just never know
Do you, baby roe?
It's all absurd
But even you maintain
Timing is everything
When you're stepping
Off a curb
And if you think this life
Is your only life
You're a fool
No, spirit can't be stopped
No matter who gives birth to who
No, spirit won't be stopped
No matter who gives birth to who
The path of least suffering
Leaves the best trail
The path of least suffering
It don't matter which side of the veil
It don't matter which side of the veil
I think we might be wrong about all of it
Unprecedented Sh!t lyrics - Ani Difranco
I got a lot of heart
(The bigger the heart, the more it bleeds)
I got a lot of will
(To survive, to prevail, to succeed)
I got a lot of balls
And I hit them all over their heads
But I don't know if I'll ever have what it takes
To get out of bed
(Again)
No, I don't know if I'll ever have what it takes
To get out of bed
(Again)
Cause I know, this is about to be some unprecedented sh!t
And I don't know if I have whatever this is
Whatever this is
I got a lot of heart
But I can't afford to let it bleed
I can't afford to empathize, compromise, or concede
And I don't wanna hear about it when the coldness reach your bones
I'm just thinking about that drink I'm gonna crack when I get back home
Yes, I'm just thinking about that drink I'm gonna crack when I get back home
Cause, in this job, I have seen some unprecedented sh!t
And I don't know if I have whatever this is
Whatever this is
New Bible lyrics - Ani Difranco
If that nurse don't get you, then her sister will
With her Monday through Sunday dispenser of pills
Don't know which of my habits will be my demise
But there's more ways, everyday, to betray what is wise
It troubles a body
All this hidden pollution
Making some kinda cancer
A foregone conclusion
And deep in my saddlebags
I carry a rage
For the greedy top feeders
And their invisible cage
Oh, rise the proletariat
Red banners unfurled
Let's mend the failures of history
And the manmade world
Let's mend the failures of the profit system
Let's rewrite the law books
Quit following the path of least resistance
Cuz that's what makes the river crooked
Let's evolve into our true nature
So little flowers can bloom
In a world where relationship is sacred
And sacrifice is assumed
All for one and one for all
Boom chicka boom boom boom
There's just too many distractions
Too many coming attractions
Too many screens fiercely flashing
Their subliminal frame
It's no wonder we all just go along
Hungry as we are, just to belong
It's no wonder we're all crazy
It's amazing we're not all the same
You're gonna die way too early
Or you're gonna live way too long
It's kinda like it always was
Except the quiet is gone
Proving technology gets you nowhere
If your intentions are all wrong
And for clarity of vision
We need a pulsing polarity of vision
It is our singularity of vision
That got us to this place
Without equal and opposite forces
We will only ever know a distortion
We will never hit our resonant frequency
We will never find grace
Our roots are meant to be interwoven
Not churned up and turned upside down
Turn off your combustion engine
And listen to the sound
Get down off your tractor, mister
And put your nose to the ground
Out where the topsoil welcomes a heavy rain
Out where the shoreline can handle a hurricane
Out where god and nature are the same
A mind can think clear
As far as engines of evolution
Cooperation trumps competition
And if I were Darwin's girlfriend
I woulda whispered that in his ear
I think we should have a new bible
One that only has two words
I think we should have a new bible
That just says: mother earth
And I think men should stand down
When women give birth
But if that nurse don't get you, then her sister will
With her Monday through Sunday dispenser of pills
Don't know which of my habits will be my demise
But there's more ways, everyday, to betray what is wise
Boots Of A Soldier lyrics - Ani Difranco
I wear the boots of a soldier
Who's name was Slidell
And my foot fits inside them
Really quite well
And I wonder about the stories
These boots could tell
Did Slidell live or die?
Did their mama cry
And go through hell?
Ten years my senior
And a hundred or so
This guitar that I'm strumming
Neath this weeping willow
And it boggles the mind
All the passing of time
And the mysteries that abound
Elude and confound you
All the stories you'll never know
In your tiny little umwelt
Just livin' the dream
Learnin' that how you see things
Is just how they seem
And you could think of some ways
That happy could get hard to do
But there's never not more
So, I would say, if you're bored
That's on you
You Forgot To Speak lyrics - Ani Difranco
Between first sleep and second sleep
I stare into the dark
And I can feel there are two of me
So I put um both on the ark
And we'll find out what we're made of
When we're tossing at sea
And no one knows what their fate is
And there are no guarantees
You know the flood is coming
So you watch the sky for weeks
And you see a bird pass overhead
With something in its beak
And nobody will listen
But then, you forgot to speak
How the hell can anyone listen when you forget to speak?
(It will never be)
You forgot to speak
(It will never be)
You forgot to speak
(It will never be)
Hey!
(Fair)
Between first sleep and second sleep
I stare into the dark
And I can feel there are two of me
So I put um both on the ark
And we'll find out what we're made of
When we're tossing at sea
And no one knows what their fate is
And there are no guarantees
A big picture is just clutter
With no space to hang it in
And there's only so much justice
In a world of broken men
You gotta wonder, why begin?
Let alone, begin again
And tell me
How the hell can anybody listen when you forget to speak?
(It will never be)
You forgot to speak
(It will never be)
You forgot to speak
(It will never be)
Hey!
(Fair)
The Thing At Hand lyrics - Ani Difranco
Thanks to the bullfrogs and the crickets and the cicadas
Thanks to the loons and the songbirds too
Thanks to all my music teachers
And the beauty they exude
They remind me, I don't need to be anything
I don't need a look, I don't need a brand
They remind me, I don't need to be anything
I don't need to know what to say
I don't need to know where I stand
I just need to show up
For the thing at hand
Yes, I just need to show up
For the thing at hand
I'm not black or white or grey
I'm not he or she or they
I'm not gay or bi or straight
I'm just me and maybe
That's just another thing to say
I just wanna show up
For the thing at hand
Yeah, I'm just trying to show up
For the thing at hand
Thanks to the pine trees in the tall breeze
Thanks to the ocean
Thanks to the heartbeat and the spring leaves
Springing into motion
Thanks to the big spinning cosmos and it's do-see-do
Thanks to the emptiness and the energy
That teaches me how to flow
I just wanna show up
For the thing at hand
Yes, I'm just trying to show up
For the thing at hand
I defy
Being defined
I am not my body
I am not my mind
You can point right at me
And still, there's nothing there
And whatever you call me
I don't care
The Knowing lyrics - Ani Difranco
(from the Ani DiFranco Children's Book: The Knowing)
I have a name
And my name has a story
I have a look
A sound
A smell
A shape
A size
I have a color to my hair my skin my eyes
But this is not all of who I am
Underneath this is something more
All of these things are just what's showing
Underneath all that I know is The Knowing
Underneath all that I know is The Knowing
I have a favorite blanket it's a little torn
I have a family and a place where I was born
I have a favorite song and a favorite food
I have a favorite game depending on my mood
But this is not all of who I am
Underneath this is something more
All of these things are just what's showing
Underneath all that I know is The Knowing
Underneath all that I know is The Knowing
I have a life
That I am here to live
I have gifts that I am here to give
I have friends and with my friends I have fun
I have a love of the wind and of the sun
Yes, I can take heart in what's showing
Knowing it's all a part of The Knowing
Yes, I can take part in what's showing
Knowing we're all a part of The Knowing
I have beliefs and someday those beliefs might change
I have blocks that I like to arrange and rearrange
There are things that I'm told and things that I learn
There are skills I've practiced and praise I've earned
But this is not all of who I am
Underneath this is something more
All of these things are just what's showing
Underneath all that I know is The Knowing
Underneath all that I know is The Knowing
Underneath all that I know is The Knowing
Revolutionary Love lyrics - Ani Difranco
I will tend my anger
I will tend my grief
I will achieve safety
I will find relief
I'll show myself mercy
I'll show myself respect
Yes, and I'll decide when I'm ready
To forgive but not forget
And I will ask you, I'll ask you questions
I will try, try to understand
And if you give me your story
I will hold it in my hands
Yeah, I will bring the love (the love, the love)
The revolutionary love (the love, the love)
I will bring the love (the love, the love)
The revolutionary love (the love, the love)
I will bring the love (the love, the love)
The revolutionary love (the love, the love)
The revolutionary love
Revolution
Revolution
Revolution
And even if you hurt me
I will not shut down
No, you can't make me hate you
And carry that hate around
I will see no stranger
Only parts of myself I don't yet know
Yes, and I'll see right through evil
To a wound, too scared to show
Yeah, I have the power to stay open
Oh, I have the power to be
The one that I've been waiting for
The one who sets me free
Yeah, I can bring the love (the love, the love)
The revolutionary love (the love, the love)
I can bring the love (the love, the love)
The revolutionary love (the love, the love)
I can bring the love (the love, the love)
The revolutionary love (the love, the love)
The revolutionary love
Oh, well I will tend my anger
I will tend my grief
I will achieve safety
Yeah, I will find relief
Yeah, I'll show myself mercy
I will show myself respect
Yes, and I'll decide when I'm ready
To forgive but not forget
And I'll ask you, ask you questions
I will try, try to understand
And if you give me your story
I will hold it in my hands
And I will bring the love (the love, the love)
The revolutionary love (the love, the love)
I will bring the love (the love, the love)
The revolutionary love (the love, the love)
Yes, I will bring the love (the love, the love)
The revolutionary love (the love, the love)
The revolutionary love
Yes, I can bring the love (the love, the love)
The revolutionary love (the love, the love)
I will bring the love (the love, the love)
The revolutionary love (the love, the love)
I can bring the love (the love, the love)
The revolutionary love (the love, the love)
The revolutionary love
Bad Dream lyrics - Ani Difranco
Don't even think for a second
I had any idea
I thought you'd always want me
Like I wanted you
I just stood there motionless
While you turned on me
By the time I got my wits about me
There was nothing I could do
I was living in a bad dream
Not of my design
Caught up in the spotlight
Of your agitated mind
Minding my own business
Just rolling down the road
Trying not to take it personal
This heavy, heavy load
You can't imagine how far
What was happening
Was from
What was happening
For me
Yeah, what was happening
Floored me
Because I thought that we were perfect
Which is to say
I just knew it was all worth it
Everyday
I would listen to the birds sing
In the morning
But it didn't matter if I turned left or I turned right
It didn't matter if I tossed and turned all night
I just couldn't do nothing right
I was living in a bad dream
Not of my design
Caught up in the spotlight
Of your agitated mind
Minding my own business
Rolling down the road
Trying not to take it personal
This heavy, heavy load
Chloroform lyrics - Ani Difranco
I feel like, if you could see me here
You would have some sort of empathy
But I don't think that that can happen, dear
Now that you've lost the eyes to see
Now that your fever's pulled you down
Into a deep hallucination
Demons and monsters all around
The perfect fix for your fixation
I don't know what you want from me
I kneel by your bedside on my knee
I hold a cold compress to your brow
And still this is all my fault somehow
Somehow
Somehow
I've sterilized all the instruments
I've washed my hands and uniform
I've got lots of experience
I've got lots of chloroform
C'mon sweetheart just lie down
Yes, this is going to hurt at first
But, I promise you, staying in this trance
Is going to hurt you even worse
I don't know what you want from me
I kneel by your bedside on my knee
I hold a cold compress to your brow
And still this is all my fault somehow
Somehow
Somehowi feel like, if you could see me here
You would have some sort of empathy
But I don't think that that can happen, dear
Now that you've lost the eyes to see
Now that your fever's pulled you down
Into a deep hallucination
Demons and monsters all around
The perfect fix for your fixation
I don't know what you want from me
I kneel by your bedside on my knee
I hold a cold compress to your brow
And still this is all my fault somehow
Somehow
Somehow
I've sterilized all the instruments
I've washed my hands and uniform
I've got lots of experience
I've got lots of chloroform
C'mon sweetheart just lie down
Yes, this is going to hurt at first
But, I promise you, staying in this trance
Is going to hurt you even worse
I don't know what you want from me
I kneel by your bedside on my knee
I hold a cold compress to your brow
And still this is all my fault somehow
Somehow
Somehow
Contagious lyrics - Ani Difranco
They go low, you go high
You bring more than your own supply
That dirty game you don't play
That shit's contagious, you stay away
That shit's contagious, you stay away
They go low, you go high
Not taking polls, not doing math
Not trying to steamroll a path
Not trying to calculate, manipulate
The future or the past
That shit's contagious, just stay away
That shit's contagious, just stay away
They go low, you go high
I'm not below you, I'm not above
Yeah in the center, I put love
Yes in our being, we are the same
But are we playing that dirty game?
That shit's contagious, you stay away
They go low, you go high
Do Or Die lyrics - Ani Difranco
Do you ever just wanna give up
Well, me too
Are you shocked by what people get
Get used to
Do you wake up in a cold sweat?
Well, that's sane
Least you got a little brain left
You've got a little brain
'Cause there's foxes in the hen house
And bad news every day
And right there on Pennsylvania Avenue
The sheetless KKK
And there's models wielding microphones
Chasing maniacs around
And everything's on fire
And there's twisters touching down
And I know you got to fight your adrenaline
Just to be a gentleman
And you know I got to fight my amygdala
Just to keep hearing ya
But we can do this if we try
Yeah, if we do this like it's do or die
And we can do this if we try
If we do this like it's do or die
So let's pause
Let us regroup
Let us recover
Let us recoup
Let us remember
That we are charmed
Let us look down at our hands
And remember we're armed
'Cause Yankee Doodle Dandy didn't feel free once
So he used his pen to pick the locks
And Yankee Doodle Dandy did some doozy kind of carpentry
When he fashioned that ballot box
And if you think your vote doesn't matter
Then you're not paying attention
Yeah, everything they do they do to
Keep you from their invention
Yeah, so if you think your vote doesn't matter
Then you're not paying attention
Yeah, everything they do they do to
Keep you from their invention
But we can do this if we try
Yeah, if we do this like it's do or die
And we can do this if we try
If we do this like it's do or die
Do you ever just wanna give up?
Well, me too
Are you shocked by what people get
Get used to?
Do you wake up in a cold sweat?
Well, that's sane
Least you got a little brain left
You've got a little brain
And I know you got to fight your adrenaline
Just to be a gentleman
And I know I got to fight my amygdala
Just to keep hearing ya
But we can do this if we try
If we do this like it's do or die
We can do this if we try
If we do this like it's do or die
Shrinking Violet lyrics - Ani Difranco
Mostly I'm afraid
Never again will I know
That I can trust your love
Far as I can throw it
Mostly I'm afraid
Never again will I be sure
That while you are sleepwalking you won't
Become what you endured
Mostly I'm afraid of ya
Mostly I'm afraid of ya
Mostly I'm afraid of ya
I sleep with one eye open
And I hold my breath til dawn
I'm no shrinking violet
But I got my head screwed on
You stood over me with a knife
And you tried to take my life
And it's no comfort you don't remember
It's no comfort that you've moved on
There's nothing I can say
Beyond this whispered wish
Your anger has a hunger, mister
And I'm its favorite dish
There's nothing I can say
So I don't make a sound
I just wipe the counter and I
I keep my head down
There's nothing I can say to ya
There's nothing I can say to ya
There's nothing I can say to ya
I sleep with one eye open
And I hold my breath til dawn
No, I'm no shrinking violet
But I got my head screwed on
You stood over me with a knife
And you tried to take my life
And it's no comfort you don't remember
It's no comfort that we've moved on
It's no comfort that we've moved on
It's no comfort that we've moved on
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