Well, It’s really hard for me to choose just ONE favorite song…and maybe the ones I like the most don’t even have lyric!.
Anyway, if I have to choose a song, it would be Paper Bag, by Fiona Apple. She is a very talented singer and pianist, she composes the lyrics and the piano scores herself based in her own life experience…wich has been tough (she was raped when she was 12 years old, her family issues, etc.) Her style has been kept during her career [She has produced 3 albums: “Tidal” (1996), “When the Pawn…” (1999) and “Extraordinary Machine” (2005)] and let’s hope it never changes!!. This is the lyric of the song I chose:
Paper Bag
I was staring at the sky
Just looking for a star
To pray on, or wish on
Or something like that
I was having a sweet fix
Of a daydream of a boy
Whose reality I knew
Was a hopeless to be had
But then the dove of hope began its downward slope
And I believed for a moment that my chances were
Approaching to be grabbed
But as it came down near, so did a weary tear
I thought it was a bird, but it was just a paper bag
Chorus: Hunger hurts, and I want him so bad, oh it kills
'Cause I know I'm a mess he don't wanna clean up
I got to fold 'cause these hands are too shaky to hold
Hunger hurts, but starving works, when it costs too much to love
And I went crazy again today, looking for a strand to climb
Looking for a little hope
Baby said he couldn't stay put, wouldn't put his lips to mine,And a fail to kiss is a fail to cope
And I said, "Honey, I don't feel so good, don't feel justified
Come on put a little love here in my void"
He said, "It's all in your head"
And I said, "So's everything'" but he didn't get it
I thought he was a man but he was just a little boy
Chorus (x3)
Well, as you can see this song is about disappointments…when you are expecting something much better than it truly is: she expected a “dove of hope”, but she got a “paper bag”!!. Sad but true, it happens all the time and to everyone….doesn’t it?. Anyway, I think the reason I like this song this much is because she has an extremely innovative way to tell you (and sing you) this kind of sad realities, and even enjoy them (…if you are a bit optimist) with great lyrics and arrangements.
