I could never figure out how she could sing this once, let alone over and over again. Such a brave thing to do. The women she has helped over time by speaking the unspeakable... If she never did anything else, this would have been enough... She truly is a on-off

@rafalover9386

Жыл бұрын

It’s probably her therapy.

@thomasbrideson8367

Жыл бұрын

i have loved tori since 92 i believe she sings this as gaining back her life after seeing hell in its brutal form. tori's music and strenght have helped heal many many of her fans throughout the years and her early years live shows of just her alone at piano continue to be some of the most powerful live shows in music

@truecrimelover2022

Жыл бұрын

I have complex ptsd telling my story a few times has helped me heal but it's difficult i can't imagine a crowd that big

The most horrible experience for any woman, translated in one of the best a capella songs ever written.

@nicoles.6819

Жыл бұрын

You run your ass off.

@nicoles.6819

Жыл бұрын

You can’t when they are holding you down. Flat on your stomach. I must get out of this.

@la-grave

Жыл бұрын

How would you know? It is in fact a manageable experience for most women.

@nicoles.6819

Жыл бұрын

I must get out of this. Amazing line.😊

@VV-nz4dv

Жыл бұрын

and any man too

People just didn’t talk about rape back when she wrote and sang this: certainly not women - not out loud and terrible. The horror, fear, revulsion, and ghastly moment by moment fight to live through it, and come out alive and functioning on the other side. Them came Tori. She could have done nothing else but this song, and still made a huge impact! *So Much Respect!*

@sunny70299

Жыл бұрын

Not true. Terry Hall of The Specials and Fun Boy Three wrote about being abducted and raped by a teacher as a 12 year old child in the song Well Fancy That in 1983.

@ixxgxx

9 ай бұрын

Same w the N I R V A N A song

Thank you Tori Amos I survived rape and now as I heal from the broken ribs the scratches the burns the bruises the bite marks and this anger in my soul that cries for revenge I know I can heal and learn to love again. I turned to music and I found your song. I cried inside because you give me hope of feeling and looking handsome once again. No one should ever have to feel so low and alone but your song proves I'm not alone and I love you for that thank you forever

@molliethomas2585

3 жыл бұрын

Omg that's so horrible. I'm sorry that happened to you. I hope you're doing better now and that you're starting to heal.

@mizhikannur

2 жыл бұрын

Take care... It's intolerable but u did it. Your words her voice all are the same of a survived victim we respect u alll. Love uuu... Go ahead... ❤️❤️

@la-grave

Жыл бұрын

Some 99 % survives a rape. Should we be impressed?

@truecrimelover2022

Жыл бұрын

@@la-grave you sound like a real asshole or someone in a lot of pain or both

@Disgusting._.Semla127

8 ай бұрын

You are incredibly strong, I wish you the best ❤️❤️❤️

She is incredibly strong. Standing there nothing but her voice echoing in silence, telling her story and those eyes while she sings...Intensity of this song is almost unbearable , I'm not really sure if I want to cry or throw up or both ...but the song makes me feel if that makes any sense at all...

I’m glad she was able to talk, write, sing about her horrible experience because that’s how healing begins. I wish I didn’t stay so silent for 20 years.

I am crying for her because you can tell she is still in a lot of pain from this experience. She is so strong for singing a song about it and I admire her courage and she is a great singer and I love her

I've had experiences like this throughout my childhood, I'm 45 now. I had a nightmare last night. I had to come here, sit with you and your song. Thank you Tori, thank you for sitting with me for nearly 25 years.❤

@mizhikannur

2 жыл бұрын

Respect u Madam 🔥❤️🔥 Go ahead.... No matter the society supports or not..... go on go on...... 🥰

@rcasey81

2 жыл бұрын

The powerful words. She overcame that situation...because these situations don't define us. But we must face our Shadow and truly heal that child that was scared than. Much love and blessings to you on this journey.

@chelsea747

Жыл бұрын

❤

@daniellewieners4750

Жыл бұрын

I have them too, she started RAIN and was way before her time!! I think every woman who's been through what we have should sing this on Social Media!! I'm starting a movement and I need your help?

I can't imagine the strength it takes to sing this, let alone multiple times, but her strength helps so many not to be alone with their experience. Thank you, Tori, for this incredible distillation of anguish into beauty retaining the power of both.

i saw her perform this live several years back, and it was the same amazing quality that caused several thousand people to all be quiet at once. you could have heard a pin drop in that place. she is amazing.

Her choice to record this song with just vocals is so raw. Such a power house artist.

@Dermacrosis

2 ай бұрын

She did that on the album itself, it is not a love performance thing.

She is a very courageous woman, she keeps singing this song again and again in every concert. This only deserves a great clap at the end !!

Tears, down my face.. Damn.

@afrikanbootyscratcher8818

10 жыл бұрын

I know! And I told myself I wasn't going to cry today.

The quality of the video is so good for 1992

@warre1

Жыл бұрын

Filmed in 1125 line Sony HDVS system. With japanese analog HDTV system Muse / Hi-Vision in mind.

Sobbing. The pain in her eyes, her voice, the set of her chin is palpable. I didn't get the happy ending, not for lack of trying, but I don't have better days ahead. I still require surgery once a year to keep the damage at bay. Fighting back from that, finally running again, and I was hit by a car on foot. Now I have a neurological disease that makes even a slight breeze burn, clothing hurt, and touch excruciating. Alone, isolated, literally dying, because another injury and being a "rape victim" made me damaged goods, not worth saving for a matter of approximately ten grand. I stared a train down the other day. No surviving this time. My one in a million daughter is an adult now, and I will only hold her back.

@Hattiesburg00

9 жыл бұрын

please reach for help. I am a SA survivor and I am sorry you are struggling so hard, but know that we hear you and you deserve to be happy

@megaflaminheart

9 жыл бұрын

Hattiesburg00 ty for your kindness

@Hattiesburg00

9 жыл бұрын

***** do you realize you are a troll, right? it is obvious to any human being with a minimal of emotional intelligence and empathy to see how much she has gone trough watching this vid. Shut the fuck up and quit trolling

@SourEggz

8 жыл бұрын

I hope you are doing well Jasmine. I love the name Jasmine, my mom was going to name me that...

@DrEdelMusic

7 жыл бұрын

I hope you are better now Jasmine. Please don't give up. Chanting nam-myoho-renge-kyo can help heal the wounds. There are many KZread videos with this beautiful mantra. Please also find support. ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡

You can call me old. But still I Admire the courage of this woman. Life inspiring.

Some things make me hurt before I watch them

She is an amazing example of strenght for everybody and a priceless helping figure for all the victims in this cruel world filled with so much monsters.

How amazing.. she doesnt have to play music her voice is music..

Best acapella i have ever heard. I have found songwriting is so much better once it is fully figured out acapella. Plus, such honest expression. Thank you tori for being so authenticly expressive. You are truly an inspiration. Love you, tori.

damn. damn damn. just damn. i remember the first time i heard this. damn. still hits just as hard

The fact that she chose to perform this after the fact of putting it on her album is beyond brave. You can almost feel her reliving it as she performs, there’s anger at times, fear, shame but also for her to take that unforgivable crime and process that through her art is very empowering not to mention the people that have been through similar experiences and can relate to her. Absolutely love her

Sharing this everywhere I can because women need to be done with their institutional silence.

Sobbing, every single time i watch this.

She sings what is on my heart.... as a victim myself... this song always gets to me I want to live. I have done well. Found a great guy and had kids. I was recently assaulted again by a physiotherapist and i find myself here again.... all the old wounds ripped up and bleeding.

@conniekreese7165

3 жыл бұрын

Hope your family helped you find strength

@yaldam5014

2 жыл бұрын

Don't be silent

I'm actually crying Love to you, Tori

the silence.

Unbroken.....that's strength...god I love her....

This song melody reminds me of Gloomy Sunday. I have a bad memories when I was 6 but not as heavy as this song's story, I try to write a song about that for my band but I couldn't sing it, it scares me I don't know why, but Tori sang it with bravery. She deserve neverending happiness in her life.

No words. Been through it also. And written songs about it with ambiguous lyrics.

You've been my idol since I was 14 ad still are , I sang this song over and over walking the streets working since I was 17 , I'm out of that now but this song to me is still hauntingly beautiful 😢❤❤❤

After watching this performance many times, I just realized she's wearing a "slinky red thing" like she mentions in the song.....wow

@lindsaystalter4969

Жыл бұрын

Wow you are so right ! That’s powerful

SUCH a brave performance...every damn time.

5am friday morning thursday night far from sleep I'm still up and driving can't go home obviously So I'll just change direction cause they'll soon know where I live And I wanna live Got a full tank and some chips It was me and a gun and a man on my back And I sang "holy holy" as he buttoned down his pants You can laugh Its kind of funny Things you think Times like these Like I haven't seen BARBADOS so I must get out of this Yes I wore a slinky red thing Does that mean I should spread for you, your friends Your father, Mr Ed It was me and a gun and a man on my back But I haven't seen BARBADOS so I must get out of this And I know what this means Me and Jesus a few years back used to hang And he said "it's your choice babe just remember I don't think you'll be back in 3 days time so you choose well" Tell me whats right Is it my right to be on my stomach of Fred's Seville It was me and a gun and a man on my back But I haven't seen BARBADOS so I must get out of this and do you know CAROLINA Where the biscuits are soft and sweet These things go through your head when there's a man on your back And you're pushed flat on your stomach it's not a classic Chadic It was me and a gun and a man on my back But I haven't seen BARBADOS so I must get out of this I haven't seen BARBADOS so I must get out of this

have loved tori since 92 i believe she sings this as gaining back her life after seeing hell in its brutal form. tori's music and strenght have helped heal many many of her fans throughout the years and her early years live shows of just her alone at piano continue to be some of the most powerful live shows in music

Reasons i love your work so much.

cant suffer the pain 😭🔥😭

Incredibly and deeply moving Thanks for this moment of true beauty!

The thing is, now I can never see Barbados. For if I do, I will lose the ability to chant this song to myself to keep me through.

Have just come from The Fable Sphere an Frank ..You are so courageous so brave thanku ..the most beautiful voice .what a performances .crying again .. You will give others the courage to t come forward much love an God bless x

I'm also a survive woman I was rape last year 2023..one year now.. This song inspires like me as a strong woman to heal and forget bad incident rape to me.... He's a monster.. I never forget trauma incident of rape.

She is so strong.

My ex wife had something bad happen to her when she was young, it broke her. I couldn't heal her no matter how much I tried, nor what I sacrificed, and I sacrificed everything, in 2011, she killed herself, now I carry her scar's, her pain, and the blackness she carried. If it weren't for God, I would not be alive now. This song is her song. It's up to us men to protect our women from those who would do them harm. 😞

@christinahunter2952

3 ай бұрын

I'm so sorry for your loss, Bless you {♡}

such a strong courageous woman.

My great grandmother was said to be the most beautiful women in her town, even being signed to a model agency very briefly. She had three children, all women of different dispositions. The oldest was strong, muscular and modest (she was able to aquire three masters from 35-50 years old). The middle child, a spitfire that followed her mother's footsteps before finding drugs (she is now a drug counselor). The youngest wanted nothing more to have a quiet life. All four women have been abused. All four have been taken advantage of at least once. Sexual assault can happen to any woman (and everyone else of course). This has always been a problem and the only thing to stop it is proper consequences for those who ruin peoples' lives

This is the song for a quiet recovery and fight back against the worst of humanity that humans can throw at you. Humanity worst enemy is always HUMANS

Prachtig... om even stil van te worden

Perfeita!

more than perfect

SO BRAVE !

One of the most beautiful songs.. I really love Tori and just did a cover of this song. It would mean a lot to me if a few people could check it out!

LOVE.

After that performance, a one minute albeit awkward silence would have been as appropriate as a round of applause. 💕

U R Not Alone.

wow!

It's so heavy

Every time.

I love her.

I heard this live in Grand Rapids. Not a sound in the audience.

“… but I haven’t seen Barbados so I must get out of this…” I’ll never forget the first time I heard this lyric I thought it was so brilliant as as a survivor of rape myself

wow

Me .love you.

Let's have a fear interview contest, when he doesn't know if his gun has any bullets (his guy just gave it to him and said he would need it); he just knows it doesn't fit his pants while he's sitting for a coffee night with a stranger...?

Truth

So sad to hear this.

This was at the beginning of her career when she sang this...

@SourEggz

8 жыл бұрын

... performance, to be specific.

@warre1

5 жыл бұрын

@@SourEggz yeah. I remember hearing that she wrote this song in 1991 so song is just few months old in this.

@SourEggz

5 жыл бұрын

warre1 Thank you for reminding me of this performance... although it is a hard to watch.

I am also.

😮

momentos como estos, Como que no he visto Barbados, Por lo que debo salir de ésta. Sí, llevaba un ceñido tanga rojo ¿Significa esto que debía abrir las piernas? Para ti, tus amigos, tu padre, señor Ed Era yo y una pistola, Y un hombre sobre mi espalda; Pero no he visto Barbados, Por lo que debo salir de ésta. Y sé lo que esto significa Jesús y yo, unos pocos años atrás y él dijo "Es su elección, nena, recordar No creo que estés de vuelta en 3 días Así que elige bien" Dime qué está bien ¿Es mi derecho estar sobre mi estómago de Fred de Sevilla (¿) Era yo y una pistola, Y un hombre sobre mi espalda; Pero no he visto Barbados, Por lo que debo salir de ésta. ¿Y conoces Carolina, donde las galletas son blandas y dulces? Estas cosas pasan por tu cabeza Cuando hay un hombre sobre tu espalda Y eres empujado sobre tu estómago No es un clásico Cadillac Era yo y una pistola, Y un hombre sobre mi espalda; Pero no he visto Barbados, Por lo que debo salir de ésta. No he visto Barbados, Por lo que debe salir de ésta...

Five a.m. Friday morning Thursday night far from sleep I'm still up and driving can't go home obviously So I'll just change direction cause they'll soon know where I live And I want to live Got a full tank and some chips It was me And a gun And a man On my back And I sang "Holly Holy" as he buttoned down his pants You can laugh It's kind of funny Things you think Times like these Like I haven't seen Barbados so I must get out of this Yes I wore a slinky red thing Does that mean I should spread for you, your friends Your father, Mr. Ed It was me And a gun And a man On my back But I haven't seen Barbados so I must get out of this And I know what this means Me and Jesus a few years back used to hang And he said "It's your choice babe just remember I don't think you'll be back in three days time so you choose well" Tell me what's right Is it my right to be on my stomach of Fred's Seville It was me And a gun And a man On my back But I haven't seen Barbados so I must get out of this And do you know Carolina Where the biscuits are soft and sweet These things go through your head when there's a man on your back And you're pushed flat on your stomach it's not a classic Cadillac It was me And a gun And a man On my back But I haven't seen Barbados so I must get out of this I haven't seen Barbados so I must get out of this

@piermercury72

4 жыл бұрын

❤

DMV..Past lives...East Falls Church Families

Om Om Om Dakiniye 🙏🙏🙏 please help me

Rossyln VA

AKASHIC RECORDS ACCESS TO 3 ALTERNATE TIMELINES

🆘

Bravery absolute bravery with an artistic creative genius. I have not been raped but i know what its like to feel like a sexual object and have cutting remarks as. a woman

I want to like this song, but I hate the reason for its existance. What Tori is singing about I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy.

tori´s traurigstes lied

5 a.m. Viernes por la mañana; Jueves por la noche. Lejos de dormir. Todavía estoy despierta y conduciendo; No puedo ir a casa, Obviamente. Por lo tanto, sólo voy a cambiar de dirección, Porque ellos sabrán pronto dónde vivo. Y quiero vivir. Tengo el tanque lleno de gasolina y algunas patatas fritas. Era yo y una pistola, Y un hombre sobre mi espalda. Y yo canté "santo, santo", mientras él se desabrochaba sus pantalones. Puedes reírte Del tipo de cosas graciosas que piensas En

Anything helps to communicate please

This will haunt me forever. Rape can happen. Even to a male. I went to Barbados in my mind...

@ArtTube333

2 жыл бұрын

I'm so sad to hear that.. do you mind sharing your story ?

Astral Projection...I’m not fOR SALE

Opened dark portals?? I work with ARCHANGELS SOURCE ENERGY A LIGHTWORKER JOURNEY

Key Bridge area

Who was the beautiful girl? Two-Long hair and brunette short hair

DMV

Georgetown area

2005 Kidnapping...Who was she...DMV

#hourlivesmatter

What are human rights

Num Nums!! Eat Em Ups!

SOS 🆘

Washington DC

What right? Human Rights?? USA

Is she ok? They got kidnapped...Astral Proojection...2004..Psychic Atracks

Democracy

Rossyln

I’m not getting pregnant

Who has my CLONE? Where is it? What happened to my body?