Lyrics for Taxi Ride as interpreted by Concertina

Taxi Ride Lyrics
Lily is dancing
on the table
We've all been
Pushed
Too far
I guess on days
like this
you know who your
friends are
Just another Dead Fag
to you that's all
Just another Light missing
on a long taxi ride
taxi ride

And I'm down to
Your last cigarette and
this "We are one" crap
as you're invading
This thing you call
Love - she smiles
way too much but
I'm glad you're
on my side, sure
I'm glad you're on
my side still

You think you deserve
a trust fund
Just because you
Want one
Sure you talk the talk
when you need to
I fear
the whole world is
starting to
Believe you
Just another Dead Fag
to you that's all
Just another Light missing
in a long taxi line
taxi line

And I"m down to
Your last cigarette and
this "We are one" crap
as you're invading
This thing you call
Love - she smiles
way too much but
I'm glad you're
on my side, sure
I'm glad you're on
my side still

Lily is dancing
on the
table
We've all been pushed
Too far today
Even a glamorous
Bitch can be in
need
this is where you know
the Honey
from the
Killer Bees
I'm glad you're on
my side
sure
I'm glad you're on
my side
sure
I'm glad you're on
my side still

Got a long taxi ride
Got a long taxi ride



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dazedkid
08-22-2002

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I think it is a song about a type of yin and yang friendship. There is always this type of unique animosity between people who love each other, and this insecurity of one another, but in the end you can always say "I'm glad you're on my side".

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dazedkid
08-23-2002

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Check out ToriAmos.com and find out more info on Tori's new album "Scarlet's Walk", due out on Oct 29th!

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SpaceyLover11
03-18-2003

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I think this song is about how people don't think that the big things in life are a big deal. For example, when Tori says, "Just another dead fag to you that's all; just another light missing in a long taxi line", she's saying that when a minority(like a homosexual, or "fag" as homophobic bigots call them)dies, some people think it's as insignificant as "another light missing in a long taxi line". Also, the line where Tori says, "You think you deserve a trust fund just because you want one; sure you talk the talk when you need to; I fear the whole world is starting to believe you", I think she's saying that the world is starting to get spoiled. Some people think they deserve certain things without even earning them. To me, this song is about all the problems in the world. Even though we think we've come so far in the world, there are still a lot of things that need to be fixed. I really love this song. It's everything I believe in, and it's one of Tori's best songs. Anyway, that's just my opinion!

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SpaceyLover11
03-18-2003

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I think this song is about how people don't think that the big things in life are a big deal. For example, when Tori says, "Just another dead fag to you that's all; just another light missing in a long taxi line", she's saying that when a minority(like a homosexual, or "fag" as homophobic bigots call them)dies, some people think it's as insignificant as "another light missing in a long taxi line". Also, the line where Tori says, "You think you deserve a trust fund just because you want one; sure you talk the talk when you need to; I fear the whole world is starting to believe you", I think she's saying that the world is starting to get spoiled. Some people think they deserve certain things without even earning them. To me, this song is about all the problems in the world. Even though we think we've come so far in the world, there are still a lot of things that need to be fixed. I really love this song. It's everything I believe in, and it's one of Tori's best songs. Anyway, that's just my opinion!

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mystikmuzik
03-26-2003

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i don't think i need to analyze this song so much to be able to tell what it's about. "We get along fine as humans, but do we ever take anything seriously? We should really think more." This is my favorite song, so i've listened to it alot

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j3ebrules
06-01-2004

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i like this song too, it's up there with Talula and Silent all These Years for me. If you've been "pushed too far" and have been in New york on a long taxi ride, you can get the feeling of this song more easily. Tori songs are more feelings than real words.

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moontalulah
06-05-2005

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i listen to this song the moment i wake up. i have it on repeat until i get out of the house. i may not be able to relate too much with having a taxi ride in New York because im in Asia (although i have been to NY City) but i can relate to this song too somehow. this song makes me feel the pain in me. Tori seems to mirror what i feel inside...

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zippygetshigh
08-31-2005

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i kinda agree with you guys, i always get the impression that theyve all come from a party and its the morning after when you feel crap and begin to realise stuff. it reminds me of whos afraid of virgina woolf when huge secrets have been revealed the night before or the great gatsby where everyone is so so rich and makes a complete fool of themselves. I think there is a friendship love hate thing going on, with one of them realising the other ones faults on the ride home. dont no thou ive never really liked tori amos but ive never really listened to anything by her but i really love LOVE this song theres something bout the lyrics that i relate to.

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abogaux
08-19-2006

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I think all the comments are good and capture some of the song's meaning. But I understand the song as a matter of trust. I lived in different countries, in Latin America and Europe and people relate different.. they seem to be more genuine than some here in america. I think when she says it is good to have "you" on my side is someone she trusts, among a lot of people that have betrayed her. When she says "this we are one crap" expresses this very well...and after all is said and done and you are leaving and somebody you don't trust offers you a ride.. you'd better take a long taxi ride.. and that is what she does...

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abogaux
08-19-2006

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I did some research on the song online.. It seems it is dedicated to a friend of Tori, a gay hair stylist from Chicago that is dying, I don't know if of Aids. It seems that I was quite intuitive on the trust part.. because it seems everyone left him and then Tori comes to visit and she is famous and people wanna show they are around him, but they are fake, it is all fake.. After I researched this, I pictured the song in a funeral.. like, "we have all been pushed too far today.." and she goes and has a cigarette with someone she knows was not his friend.. and she cuts this "we are one crap".. she then thinks that some girl smiles too much.. which is also fake.. but she is thankful she still has him on her side.. and then, when it is all over.. she chooses to get a cab.. cos you can trust a cab better than fake people... I always find deep meaning in everything Tori writes, she brings this thoughtful side of mine, about life, people and beliefs and behaviors.. she drives me away from the rationality I learned as an economist... I think only very deep people and somewhat crazy like and understand Tori.. because we relate to her and what she says... I think what is extraordinary is what brings fun to life.. thanks Tori

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piecesofme
09-04-2006

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Tori's longtime friend and makeup artist, Kevyn Aucoin, passed away in May 2002 from complications related to brain cancer. The song is mostly likely documenting the aftermath of his death. Kevyn's adopted mother, who started a support group for parents of gay children in the town where he was raised, locked Kevyn's husband out of the New York apartment he and Kevyn shared after his death. Had they been legally married, Kevyn's husband would have inherited everything, and Kevyn's mother having been percieved by many as being greedy in not sharing the inheritance with him, became very defensive about her support of gay rights when questioned, hence the "You think you deserve a trust fund just because you want one. Sure you talk the talk when you need to - I fear the whole world is starting to believe you". "I'm glad you're on my side, still" probably also refers to this ... in spite of it all, being glad that Kevyn's mother was still speaking out for gay rights, even if she was blind to her own hypocracy.

"this We are one crap" probably refers to the eulogy, and "We've all been pushed too far today" to the stress of dealing with the funeral and the whole situation. "Just another dead fag to you" is most likely an angry shot by tori at kevyn's adopted mother for not caring enough about Kevyn and being more concerned about his money (she had been living on social security prior to his death).

Apologies to all parties involved if this interpretation is wrong, as it sounds rather harsh, but Tori is not one to shy away from angry, heartfelt words when needed, and I think this is one of those occassions.

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purplelips
01-02-2007

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The protagonist from Scarlet's walk, Scarlet, meets several women in Chicago who have lost a gay mutual friend. She is disillusioned with their reactions and realizes many of them are two-faced. The plot arc reflects Amos' own loss of gay makeup artist and friend Kevyn Aucoin.
"Just another dead fag to you, that's all/Just another light missing/In a long taxi line/and I'm down to your last cigarette/and this "we are one" crap/as you're invading this thing you call love/she smiles way too much"

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abey85
08-15-2007

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I find this song incredibly depressing, as it truly captures the regret, anger and despair of the death of a loved one. More importantly, it deals with how people react, and all the disillusion that occurs.

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rewlor
08-22-2007

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I think this song is, like others have said, about being at a bar after a funeral, with a group of the deceased's friends. She feels as though she knew him better than the others, or was a better friend to him, and realizes that whatever their faults, her friend saw something in them, and they are going through it together. The deceased keeps "invading" the attempts to distract themselves from their loss, and she realizes that even if they didn't know him as well as she did, she's still glad their on her side, and are going through the loss with her in some way.

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toxicwasteforbrains
06-25-2008

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Fag could also mean cigarette... just throwing that out there

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nicolas01010
08-31-2009

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I couldn't understand her lyric audibly: "I'm glad you're on my side still" Tori bends words to unrecognizable lengths at times.
All taken ironically. Dead fags and cigarette puns. How you want to burn a fag when people try to manipulate your emotions with fake empathy. "I LOVE you." "I'm on your side!" (Side/sidhe? faire occult puns?)
Fare is Fare.
(Also the association with dreaming and confessionals in taxis)
I thought Scarlett's Walk had some Americana pretense, but this song feels very Anglophilic. London-y.



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feeadriana
03-17-2012

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I’m going to dance on this song
I think it's about a friendship which is still lasting for a very long time; "I'm glad you're on
my side still" A lot of things happen in a friendship, like fights, in this kind of situations you may lose a good friend. I also think that it’s about two people who have a really good band.

And I also agree with SpaceLover11 and dazedkid.

I just love this song & Tori Amos<3

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