Ani DiFranco - Cradle And All
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lyrics:
fourteenth street and the garbage swirls like a cyclone
three o'clock in the afternoon
and i am going home
f-train is full of high school students
so much shouting, so much laughter
last night's underwear
in my back pocket
sure sign of the morning after
take me home
take me home and leave me there
think i'm going to cry, i don't know why
think i'm going to sing myself a lullaby
feel free to listen
feel free to stare
i live in new york, new york
the city that never shuts up
in the daylight everything is so gory
you can hear snatches of stranger's sorry stories
and i moved there from buffalo
but that's nothing
the trico plant moved to mexico
left my uncle standing out in the cold
said here's your last paycheck
have fun growing old
take me home
take me home and leave me there
think i'm going to cry, i don't know why
think i'm going to sing myself a lullaby
feel free to listen
feel free to stare
rockabye baby
in the tree top
when the wind blows
cradle will rock
when the bough breaks
the cradle will fall
and down will come baby
cradle and all
youth is beauty
money is beauty
hell, beauty is beauty sometimes
it's the luck of the draw
it's the natural law
it's a joke
it's a crime
i was bored
you were bored
it was a meeting of the minds
now it's three in the afternoon
and i can't leave too soon
saying thank you, i had a nice time
take me home
take me home and leave me there
think i'm going to cry, i don't know why
think i'm going to sing myself a lullaby
feel free to listen
feel free to stare
rockabye baby
in the tree top
when the wind blows
cradle will rock
when the bough breaks
the cradle will fall
and down will come baby
cradle and all
maybe i'll live my whole life
just getting by
maybe i'll be discovered
maybe i'll be colonized
you could try to train me like a pet
you could try to teach me to behave
but i'll tell you, if i haven't learned it yet
i ain't gonna sit
i ain't gonna stay
take me home
take me home and leave me there
think i'm going to cry, i don't know why
think i'm going to sing myself a lullaby
feel free to listen
feel free to stare
Пікірлер: 23
Ani has been my one of my fave female artists, because of her transparency and ability to explain MY feelings. She is amazing, beauty that blinds.
Such an underrated forgotten song, yet it's my favorite of all.
@peggysemingson
3 жыл бұрын
I love this song.
@jenniferzumba2593
3 жыл бұрын
Me too.. this cool rendition of what really happens I can feel my thighs swinging in the sunlight, going home, happy A little guilty but mostly just Free. Because I say so.
Love you Ani
Just went through old tablets that I jotted songs down in years ago...28 in all ... Listened to them all tonight...Crossed all of them off.. except for this one... Thanks Ani D !
Ani sang my life to me when I was younger. Today I just keep repeating "so much shouting; so much laughter". I guess I'm the old woman now?
@meloniegeorge3310
Жыл бұрын
She is still singing "my life"! Love this!!
Can’t believe how long it’s been, 2023 and she’s still so underrated
Love you Ani Dee! Therapy... ❤
@henrycodm896
Жыл бұрын
Seriously can't believe no one else sees it.
First song I ever heard by Ani
Feel free to listen yeah feel free to.....stare.
@henrycodm896
Жыл бұрын
Beauty is beauty after all.
Yass.
Like the rest of Nature, the artist has an acute awareness of the coming storm, even though she seems unable to sidestep it, personally. So, the bow will break, the carnage will ensue, the seer will be relegated to the confines of her recliner. As always, the question continues to be asked in perpetuity - will any care enough to actually FIX the problems . . . . . . .
Tawnya Buz-on-ya! 🤗
I used to make love to this song for years and to this day it still holds profound meaning for me as it always will. Thank you Ani.
I always pictured the guy in this song told his friends "Yeah, I met this amazing girl last week. She was really cool and seemed totally mentally stable. I think I'm going to call her tonight."
@appletree6898
5 ай бұрын
The poem that precedes this on the album really puts it in context. However, your comment is kind of funny. I still love this song a lot, though.
@johnharker7194
5 ай бұрын
@@appletree6898 I just listened the poem and it seemed to be more about the trauma of deciding on an abortion. Whereas the song seems to be about the trauma of casually hooking up with a dude. So it's out of order if you're right. I just heard this song on a college radio station back when I was a child, so I didn't know there was a narrative to the album. I do thoroughly enjoy the song even if my interpretation is off.
Yesssss.. I'm pretty sure the female problem about what to do is the answer.
The memory of having an abortion for me ❤ it’s hard to let go and trust your decisions after it being a mortal sin. I did find forgiveness for myself because I know that baby went straight to heaven like a miscarriage I had very young. I just had to find the memory and say I was so truly sorry to myself (hear it and believe I meant it) and repent to never experience that again. I hold myself accountable for being so careless with my castle inside me.