Tori Amos Silent All These Years lyrics

Excuse me but can I be you for a while
My dog won't bite if you sit real still
I got the Antichrist in the kitchen yellin' at me again
Yeah I can hear

Been saved again by the garbage truck
I got something to say you know but nothing comes
Yes I know what you think of me, you never shut up
Yeah I can hear that

But what if I'm a mermaid
In these jeans of his with her name still on it?
Hey but I don't care 'cause sometimes
I said sometimes I hear my voice
And it's been here silent all these years

So you found a girl who thinks really deep thoughts
What's so amazing about really deep thoughts?
Boy you best pray that I bleed real soon
How's that thought for you?

My scream got lost in a paper cup
Do you think there's a Heaven where some screams have gone?
I got 25 bucks and a cracker
Do you think it's enough to get us there?

'Cause what if I'm a mermaid
In these jeans of his with her name still on it?
Hey but I don't care 'cause sometimes
I said sometimes, I hear my voice
And it's been here silent all these


Years go by
Will I still be waiting for somebody else to understand?
Years go by
If I'm stripped of my beauty and the orange clouds raining in my head
Years go by
Will I choke on my tears till finally there is nothing left?
One more casualty, you know we're too easy, easy, easy

Well I love the way we communicate
Your eyes focus on my funny lip shape
Let's hear what you think of me now but baby don't look up
The sky is falling

Your mother shows up in a nasty dress
Now it's your turn now to stand where I stand
Everybody lookin' at you, here take hold of my hand
Yeah I can hear them

But what if I'm a mermaid
In these jeans of yours with her name still on it?
Hey but I don't care 'cause sometimes
I said sometimes, I hear my voice, I hear my voice, I hear my voice
And it's been here silent all these years

I've been here
Silent all these years
Silent all these
Silent all these years