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One of my favorite songs



This is your new thing now
Naked as a rose
Everything exposed
But not quite
This is your new thing now
Cards out on the table
A genius with no label
But not quite, not quite


God, I swear it's good to be back home
Waiting for the newest Rolling Stone
All the other girls are still at war
The best and worst of 1994
Sometimes I see the half and not the whole
Sometimes I see the face and not the soul
Sometimes I think this place has no part
For anyone who ever had a heart


This is your new thing now
And it looks so good in print
Just a poet and her pimps
But not quite
This is your new thing now
A prom dress and a sneer
The woman of the year
But not quite, not quite


Gee, it's good to see a dream come true
People smile and bless all over you
Mixing up those latest junkie-isms
With all the pretty terms of religion
And don't you love the leader of the band
Equal parts Butthead and Peter Pan
All the other kids are sad again
A legend's not a legend 'til it ends


This is your new thing now
And it makes the whole world spin
It's as least as old as sin
But not quite
This is your new thing now
And now you're turning grinning
But maybe no one's listening
And you might lose it all my darling, yes you might


This is your new thing now
And it feels so good to doubt you
I could almost live without you
But not quite


She wrote this song with Courtney Love in mind
shortly after Kurt Cobain committed suicide

on 2011-03-25 02:49 am (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] ravengirl.livejournal.com
I like a lot of her songs, this one included, but the album "Steady On" is my favorite. "Diamond In The Rough" and "Shotgun Down The Avalanche", ah yes.

on 2011-03-25 03:02 am (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] wuweibaby.livejournal.com
i'm spotty with a lot of artists.

i will check out the two you have suggested.

i know the song, steady on, but i'm not sure about the other stuff other than
from the album A Few Small Repairs, which i have and of which this vid is from.

i pretty much adore her, though. funny how stuff works, eh?

on 2011-03-25 03:02 am (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] tricia-anders.livejournal.com
loved that so much

on 2011-03-25 03:11 am (UTC)

on 2011-03-25 01:57 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] dinahprincedaly.livejournal.com
ooooh nice, thanx

on 2011-03-25 02:01 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] wuweibaby.livejournal.com
you're welcome! i adore this song so much.
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