| Fiona Apple – Extraordinary Machine Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Fiona Apple, during an interview: Extraordinary machine isss...it is one of those kind of pep talks to..to myself, that some of my songs start out being, and it also is -uh- kind of the version of the letters that I used to write to my parents when I was really young, when I used to fight with my parents -or any adults really!- I can remember just feeling never..constantly like I wasn't being listened to! (deep breath) Lots of yelling or lots of "Hey, you're just 11, you're just 12. What do you know?!" And I--And I would just give up during a fight, stomp into my room, write a-either, you know sometimes I'd write a song, but like..way early I would write letters >_< I would write letters to my parents, sooo that I could walk back out and..and hand them these letters and b...be assured that I'd be listened to! Reading my letter, and...and they'd know how I felt about just...just everything I cared about, just .."I want you to KNOW how I feel! Acknowledge me!" And um..this song, "Extraordinary Machine," is a letter I have written to ...many people who are in my life, who are very close to me, but who...piss me off to no end when-they-worry-about-me! Because there were times when I, you know, I wasn't writing songs...when I wasn't, you know, going out alot, when I seemed to be -you know, in trouble in any way. Which is my pet peev in life when -youknow-..."Sigh...whats wrong with Fi-on-ahh?" Well..I just don't like the feeling when...you know...that people are worried about me it makes me feel worried about myself! So I had a bunch of people who thought that I was going through hell in a hand basket - I've never used that term before, I think its weird when that happens! (giggles)..but um! Um...but I ...I wanted to write a song to tell all my friends and family to shut up. Because I'm always okay! |
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| Fiona Apple – I Know Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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From Fiona Apple, an interview: "I know"....waaasa...a song..that...I wrote fooorrr my boyfriend, or a guy that I was starting to see... We were both at this place in our lives where everything was changing, and, it again! This stuff happens coming from....one word. Um..Cuz...this guy was going through, um, a lot of changes in his life and he just met me. He referred to me one day that I'm his crowbar cuz it was getting him out of--it was changing his life in a certain way and he was in this one place but, with the crowbar the door was opening and he was going into another place...(deep breath) Aaaand as soon as he said, "You're my crowbar"...my...my mind went "So Far," (giggle, smirk) and you know! I wrote a song..um..so...there...ya go... |
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| Fiona Apple – Paper Bag Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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From Fiona Apple's mouth herself, during an interview: "with paper bag, I was in my fathers car - we were driving to the grocery store. and this is an idea of how long it takes me to deal with writing a song - this was, during the first album and i was miserable. (very cute laugh) and it was a saturday and me and my dad were driving to the grocery store - i was sitting, sulking...and I looked up into the sky and I saw this white dove! And I thought - I used to have terrible problem with uh, everything was a symbol to me...everything I saw meant life or death! And I look up in the sky sulking and I see this white dove, and think "OH! i--okay, Everythings going to be okay! White dove!" and I swung into this great high! and.... the dove started falling of course and...and it was a plastic bag! Just Trrraaaasssh...And so of course I just -dropped- again...and that stuck into my head and later on I was like - "Oh, the rule of my life! It always looks like its going to be great but its just a damned plastic bag..." and...you know, I made it a paper bag because paper sounds better (;P she giggles)" |
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