Ani DiFranco – Sorry I Am

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  My Interpretation:This is my imaginary telephone conversation with my unborn baby.
  My excuses for abortion only punish me now, now that I am alone.
  I am sorry.
  You would have been 16 years old.
  I am sorry.
  It was my selfish choice.
  I am sorry.
  

  Flag sorryiamon November 17, 2011   Link

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  General Comment:What a beautiful song. Maybe the person just had a hard time expressing themselves. Even though they felt this way all along.

  Flag ALWAYSYOURS4EVERon March 25, 2011   Link

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  General Comment:"i don't know why red fades before blue"
  She's talking about hate and sadness. red is hate, blue is sadness or loneliness.

  Flag jckffjmmyon March 25, 2011   Link

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  General Comment:The beauty of this song, I think, is in the juxtaposition between the specificity of the imagery and voice and the sense of emotional broadness; I feel as though everyone who's ever been in love can relate to this song on some level, whether they would place themselves on the end of Ani's voice in the narrative, delivering the apology, or on the anonymous, unrequited addressee of her apology.
  
  And I'll reiterate the previously expressed opinion that attempting to reduce Ani to a sexual label or gender stereotype is narrow and misses the point of her art entirely.

  Flag sumeragi_sluton January 24, 2009   Link

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  General Comment:i think this song is about regret of a relationship that had potential and she fucked it up and maybe shes wishful thinking that if given the chance again she could make things up somehow.

  Flag Adscititiouson January 24, 2008   Link

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  General Comment:this song is so precise with the feelings had by someone who has previously loved someone with all their heart, and yet for whatever the reason, has "fallen" out of love with them. for me, this song is perfect in conveying that while not diminishing the way i once felt and or the incredible hurt i feel now for losing it that love.

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  General Comment:I love the line
  "i don't know why red fades before blue it just does"
  It says how the narrator doesn't know why she is falling out of love and why this whole thing is happening, but it is and she accepts that.

  Flag OAMMon August 11, 2007   Link

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  General Comment:i think that in writing this song, ani decided to write it from someone elses perspective to her. writers can easily see someone elses point of view with out its being biased or with the taintedness of their own feelings. its definitely a master piece and one of my favorites of her work.

  Flag TheArtofSilentWaron January 31, 2007   Link

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  General Comment:The beauty about the way Ani writes is that she leaves it open. She doesn't make gender the issue. The issue in the song is the love that she simply cannot return. I hate to see people dwindle her talent down to issues of sexuality. She is so much deeper than that.

  Flag Leaceyon October 10, 2006   Link

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  General Comment:Have you ever felt madly in love and that person didn't return the feelings as much as you thought/hoped? This is how they felt, unless they were heartless.

  Flag RageMoreJackoon July 10, 2006   Link

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