I recently discovered this song and it's so moving I wanted to share.
What do you guys think? I am adoring political Amanda Palmer.
"This is where the story stops."
Trigger warning, and the video is extremely NSFW (has naked women as a metaphor for how vunerable these women were coming forward)
lyrics
amanda:
your seven hundredth bedroom
the waiter brings the bill
you came here dressed for battle
you knew damn well.
the sharpening of axes
the fat man rings a bell…
jasmine:
don't touch me
i'm not here to help
amanda:
he'll smother what he captures…
jasmine: move over
amanda:
you know damn well.
every door behind you closing…
jasmine:
you're a very lucky girl…
amanda:
every velvet rope that opens…
jasmine:
every time the robe unfurls.
amanda:
you came here with a wish-list…
jasmine:
move over
amanda:
you came with bows and bells…
jasmine:
i'm not here to have
amanda:
you came here armed for action…
you knew the drill.
jasmine:
move over before i shelve myself
i'm not here to help you.
amanda:
every man behind the curtain
jasmine:
jerking knobs and smoking guns
amanda & jasmine:
shut your eyes pay no attention
just keep calm and carry on
black or blue, you choose
you're free to be inbetween
play or lose
you say
it's not what you meant to mean
black or blue
you mean
what? you've got to be kidding.
just turn me over
jasmine:
fast
and
let's get this over with
let's get this over with
amanda:
let's get this over with
jasmine:
let's get this over with.
amanda:
you crouch down in the bathroom…
jasmine: our time is at a loss
amanda:
the mirror makes you sick…
jasmine:
won't have you in me
amanda:
you hear him channel surfing…
jasmine:
won't have you near me…not at any cost
amanda:
you knew this script.
jasmine:
run now, girl, run.
amanda:
your shirt is on the table…
jasmine:
run now girl, toss back the covers…lay your buttons on the ground
amanda:
your skirt is on the floor…
jasmine:
i dare you not to lay back down, your fetish on the floor
amanda: you did what anybody would…
jasmine:
bless me with the strategy to chip away your smell
walk
the nightmare out the door
amanda:
every version has two endings
jasmine:
every time the penny drops
amanda & jasmine:
open casket, open casting
this is where the story stops
jasmine:
i storm out through the hallway
i leave the scars inside
you won't portray my picture
this film is mine
amanda:
every door that closes opens
jasmine:
you may cut this lucky girl
amanda
say you've got
a lot of nerve
walking in here on your own
so come and get it
you deserve it
everybody wants to rule the world
jasmine:
say you want me
say you'll haunt me
say you're angry
say you're honest
say you're honest
say you're sorry
say you're sorry
amanda & jasmine:
black or blue
you choose
you're free to be in between
play or lose
you say
it's still not what you meant to mean
black or blue
you mean
what?
you can't be serious
don't you dare forget
jasmine:
that i'm the one writing this
i'm the one writing this
amanda:
and this never happened.
jasmine:
i'm the one writing this.
amanda:
this never happened.
jasmine:
i'm the one writing this
What do you guys think? I am adoring political Amanda Palmer.
"This is where the story stops."
Trigger warning, and the video is extremely NSFW (has naked women as a metaphor for how vunerable these women were coming forward)
lyrics
amanda:
your seven hundredth bedroom
the waiter brings the bill
you came here dressed for battle
you knew damn well.
the sharpening of axes
the fat man rings a bell…
jasmine:
don't touch me
i'm not here to help
amanda:
he'll smother what he captures…
jasmine: move over
amanda:
you know damn well.
every door behind you closing…
jasmine:
you're a very lucky girl…
amanda:
every velvet rope that opens…
jasmine:
every time the robe unfurls.
amanda:
you came here with a wish-list…
jasmine:
move over
amanda:
you came with bows and bells…
jasmine:
i'm not here to have
amanda:
you came here armed for action…
you knew the drill.
jasmine:
move over before i shelve myself
i'm not here to help you.
amanda:
every man behind the curtain
jasmine:
jerking knobs and smoking guns
amanda & jasmine:
shut your eyes pay no attention
just keep calm and carry on
black or blue, you choose
you're free to be inbetween
play or lose
you say
it's not what you meant to mean
black or blue
you mean
what? you've got to be kidding.
just turn me over
jasmine:
fast
and
let's get this over with
let's get this over with
amanda:
let's get this over with
jasmine:
let's get this over with.
amanda:
you crouch down in the bathroom…
jasmine: our time is at a loss
amanda:
the mirror makes you sick…
jasmine:
won't have you in me
amanda:
you hear him channel surfing…
jasmine:
won't have you near me…not at any cost
amanda:
you knew this script.
jasmine:
run now, girl, run.
amanda:
your shirt is on the table…
jasmine:
run now girl, toss back the covers…lay your buttons on the ground
amanda:
your skirt is on the floor…
jasmine:
i dare you not to lay back down, your fetish on the floor
amanda: you did what anybody would…
jasmine:
bless me with the strategy to chip away your smell
walk
the nightmare out the door
amanda:
every version has two endings
jasmine:
every time the penny drops
amanda & jasmine:
open casket, open casting
this is where the story stops
jasmine:
i storm out through the hallway
i leave the scars inside
you won't portray my picture
this film is mine
amanda:
every door that closes opens
jasmine:
you may cut this lucky girl
amanda
say you've got
a lot of nerve
walking in here on your own
so come and get it
you deserve it
everybody wants to rule the world
jasmine:
say you want me
say you'll haunt me
say you're angry
say you're honest
say you're honest
say you're sorry
say you're sorry
amanda & jasmine:
black or blue
you choose
you're free to be in between
play or lose
you say
it's still not what you meant to mean
black or blue
you mean
what?
you can't be serious
don't you dare forget
jasmine:
that i'm the one writing this
i'm the one writing this
amanda:
and this never happened.
jasmine:
i'm the one writing this.
amanda:
this never happened.
jasmine:
i'm the one writing this
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