Silent All These Years - Tori Amos

A faded wedding photograph You and me in our first dance Our eyes are closed We're lost in one sweet embrace Since those days our world has changed Our love remains the same God knows we've had our share of saving grace And I'm proud of all the blessings You have given me The mountains we have climbed to get this far You learn to take the laughter with the tears After all these years You make it feel brand new After the fires that we walked through Against the odds we never lost our faith In a house we've made our home Where our children all have grown Precious moments time can not erase Make a livin' up and down the gypsy highway Seasons that we've beared to share apart Somehow in my heart I always keep you near After all these years After all these years You stood by me The days and nights that I was gone After all these years You sacrificed, believed in me And you stood strong 'Cause with our love there's nothing left to fear After all these years After all these years You stood by me The days and nights that I was gone After all these years You sacrificed, believed in me And you stood strong 'Cause with our love there's nothing left to fear After all these years

Everything we share is nothing Everything we share is now dead My emotions are distorted Creeping silence, nothing is said This is what it's come to, don't you Don't you hate me? I know I would I remember times of innocence Take it back, I would if I could I'll destroy you Visions of hell consume my thoughts Forgotten tears through all these years My fainting hopes have disappeared Through all these years Through all these years I'll destroy you Visions of hell consume my thoughts Forgotten tears through all these years My fainting hopes have disappeared Through all these years Through all these years As I sit here in my dark room Twisted music pounding my head Rules are broke and I can tell you I know I'll destroy you too I'll destroy you Visions of hell consume my thoughts Forgotten tears through all these years My fainting hopes have disappeared Through all these years Through all these years

Tori: Promise not to say Tash: that you told me so Promise not to say Tori: that I'm getting too old Tash: Promise not to take Tori: never take your phone Tash: I mean take their word Tori: you mean over yours? What I need to know, will you Tash: Be there Tori: Where the sun shines Tash: I will be there Tori: you are the light Tash: that follows you everywhere Tash and Tori: look for my love Tash: where the sun shines I will be there Tori: will you Tash: Promise not to judge Tori: to judge who you love I don't know if I... Tash: Yes, make that Promise Tori: whatever it is Tash: can you hear the truth If they accuse me Tori: you think I'll doubt you? What I need to know, will you Tash: be there When I am all alone Tori: you're not alone Tash: when I am broken down Tori: we all break down Tash: when every door is closed Tori: there is one more Tash: will you look for me? I will rescue you

Knowing this may help you make Make it through the night on lullabies Knowing this may help you to open up your eyes Spies Everywhere from here to London Town Tracking the thieving meanies below and above ground Spies That's right Spies You see an aardvark on the underground Then on the bridge, under the tower In spatterdashes with a plaid umbrella It's seems he's just a well dressed fella Spies That's right Spies Knowing this may help you make Make it through the night on lullabies Knowing this may help you to open up your eyes Spies That's right That's right Spies In a café stalking scary men Spotting a flying saucer hovering above Big Ben Spies That's right Spies They may say they're on Holiday Grabbing a latte in a coquelicot beret Spies Je suis Spy But that hippopotamus Must stay anonymous for now Yes, that hippopotamus Must stay anonymous for now Here from London up to Aberdeen Ferry to Dublin, all the way down to Skibbereen Spies That's right Spies Spies don't think that it's absurd (No spy that I know does not) Scary men dipped in mustard (English mixed with Dijon) Mrs Crabby Apple Won't get custard Won't get crumble Spies We love Spies Knowing this may help you make Make it through the night on lullabies Knowing this may help you to Open up your eyes with lullabies Knowing this may help you to Help you close your eyes, get some shut-eye

Tuna Rubber A little blubber in my igloo And I knew you Pigtails and all Girls when they fall And they said Marianne killed herself And I said not a chance not a chance Don't you love the girls, ladies, babes Old bags who say She was so pretty Why, why, why Why did she crawl down in the old deep ravine Come on pigtails, girls, and all those sailors Get your bags and hold down Won't you just hold down, hold down 'Cause Ed is watching my every sound I said they're watching my every sound The weasel squeaks Faster than a seven day week I said Timmy and that purple Monkey Are all down at Bobby's house Making themselves Pesters and lesters and jesters And, my, traitors of kind And I'm just having thoughts I said Said I'm just having thoughts of Having thoughts Having Marianne She could outrun the fastest slug She could I'm just having thoughts of Marianne Quickest girl in the frying pan I'm just having thoughts of Marianne