some have said "you are your own worst enemy". I think this song is an acknowledgment of that. our minds sometimes try to sabotage us and with fiona it is not at all different. every single night she fights the thoughts and feelings that come up and try to bring her down, feelings of depression, of loneliness, anything that's real and human. the eternal battle between what we are and what we want to be. the eternal frustration and the sensation that we just might explode with all these feelings. we all feel it, it's all there.
what I love the most about this song is that in the end she realizes that frailty is actually her biggest strength: "My hearts made of parts of all thats around me/And thats why the devil just cant get around me" - she is moved by love and that love will keep her safe from harm. that's why every single fight is alright.
fiona apple has been my favorite artist for years. but never has she been so close to what I feel. thank you for coming back!
Ugh...I didn't read this before I posted my own comment. I should have just kept my mouth shut, because you basically summed up everything I tried to say, but better. You're awesome! I wish I knew more people that appreciated Fiona Apple as much as us :(
Ugh...I didn't read this before I posted my own comment. I should have just kept my mouth shut, because you basically summed up everything I tried to say, but better. You're awesome! I wish I knew more people that appreciated Fiona Apple as much as us :(
@giuliadm "My hearts made of parts of all thats around me" is one of the most powerful and instructive lyrics I've ever heard. I interpret it to mean that she doesn't give her full heart to any one thing because once that thing goes away the devil can move in. It's better to give your heart to many things so if one goes away there are others to fill the void.
@giuliadm "My hearts made of parts of all thats around me" is one of the most powerful and instructive lyrics I've ever heard. I interpret it to mean that she doesn't give her full heart to any one thing because once that thing goes away the devil can move in. It's better to give your heart to many things so if one goes away there are others to fill the void.
some have said "you are your own worst enemy". I think this song is an acknowledgment of that. our minds sometimes try to sabotage us and with fiona it is not at all different. every single night she fights the thoughts and feelings that come up and try to bring her down, feelings of depression, of loneliness, anything that's real and human. the eternal battle between what we are and what we want to be. the eternal frustration and the sensation that we just might explode with all these feelings. we all feel it, it's all there.
what I love the most about this song is that in the end she realizes that frailty is actually her biggest strength: "My hearts made of parts of all thats around me/And thats why the devil just cant get around me" - she is moved by love and that love will keep her safe from harm. that's why every single fight is alright.
fiona apple has been my favorite artist for years. but never has she been so close to what I feel. thank you for coming back!
Ugh...I didn't read this before I posted my own comment. I should have just kept my mouth shut, because you basically summed up everything I tried to say, but better. You're awesome! I wish I knew more people that appreciated Fiona Apple as much as us :(
Ugh...I didn't read this before I posted my own comment. I should have just kept my mouth shut, because you basically summed up everything I tried to say, but better. You're awesome! I wish I knew more people that appreciated Fiona Apple as much as us :(
Beautifully put. I'm not sure I'd call the realisation of her strength 'frailty' exactly, but it's not far off the mark.
Beautifully put. I'm not sure I'd call the realisation of her strength 'frailty' exactly, but it's not far off the mark.
Aquarius121, your comment was worthwhile too! Fiona Apple really is a woman of extraordinary talents, and I thought you expressed that well. :)
Aquarius121, your comment was worthwhile too! Fiona Apple really is a woman of extraordinary talents, and I thought you expressed that well. :)
For what it's worth, you both might enjoy Tempestas' writing about her work...
For what it's worth, you both might enjoy Tempestas' writing about her work...
@0olong by frailty i think she meant "profound sensitivity". and i also wish i knew more people who loved her just as much.
@0olong by frailty i think she meant "profound sensitivity". and i also wish i knew more people who loved her just as much.
@giuliadm "My hearts made of parts of all thats around me" is one of the most powerful and instructive lyrics I've ever heard. I interpret it to mean that she doesn't give her full heart to any one thing because once that thing goes away the devil can move in. It's better to give your heart to many things so if one goes away there are others to fill the void.
@giuliadm "My hearts made of parts of all thats around me" is one of the most powerful and instructive lyrics I've ever heard. I interpret it to mean that she doesn't give her full heart to any one thing because once that thing goes away the devil can move in. It's better to give your heart to many things so if one goes away there are others to fill the void.