Jackie's Strength

I desperately wish I could link to the video here, and the actual song, because it's completely breathtaking - the song and the video - but it's not on youtube. Damn that copyright shit. Well. The song is Jackie's Strength by Tori Amos, from "The Choirgirl Hotel". One of my Tori favourites.

So. You have no idea what you've done to me... Do you?

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a bouvier 'til her wedding day
shots rang out, the police came
mama laid me on the front lawn
and prayed for Jackie's strength

feeling old by twenty-one
never thought my day would come
my bridesmaid's getting laid
I pray for Jackie's strength

make me laugh
say you know
what you want
you said we were the real thing
so I show
you some more
and I learn
what black magic can do
make me laugh
say you know
you can turn
me into the real
so I show you some more
and I learn

stickers licked on lunchboxes
worshipping David Cassidy
yeah, I mooned him once on Donna's box
she's still in recovery

sleepovers, Beene's got some pot
you're only popular with anorexia
so I turn myself inside out
and hope someone will see

make me laugh
say you know
what you want
you said we were the real thing
so I show
you some more
and I learn
what black magic can do
make me laugh
say you know
you can turn
me into the real
so I show you some more
and I learn

I got lost on my wedding day
typical, the police came
oh, but virgins always get backstage
no matter what they've got to say

if you love enough, you lie a lot
guess they did in Camelot
mama's waiting on my front lawn
I pray, I pray, I said I pray for Jackie's strength

make me laugh
say you know
what you want
you said we were the real thing
so I show
you some more
and I learn