Amos, Tori - 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 anti-Christ in the kitchen yellin' at me again
Yeah I can hear that

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 the 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
'Til 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
And 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





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  1. J.... N....

    In the 3rd verse she seems to forgive her abuser "Here take hold of my hand" when she learns that he was abused too by his mother "Your mother shows up in a nasty dress" Incredible lyrics

  2. Y.... ....

    UK Official Charts Nov 17, 1991

  3. S.... J....

    Emilie Autumn's "What if" sounds extremely similar to this song

  4. J.... O....

    I’m so glad I found Tori Amos music! I actually first heard about her on the show “Everything Sucks”

  5. S.... J....

    I don't know of anyone know this how embarrassed chat is of those ugly big white dentures he has in his mouth. Well, this category is called bad bitches and he was the one I mean I like the songs and all that I would catch him watching it all night long all the songs and I think he title it for himself cuz I'm just saying this I was with him for 17 years he's a homosexual

  6. k.... s....

    How's that thought for you? Do you think one Sunday is enough?

  7. M.... S....

    This song reminds me of driving with my mom around Seattle in the 90s as a kid.

  8. J.... G....

    The most amazing song ever made!

  9. K.... E....

    I saw this on mtv and nearly wept.

  10. E.... S....

    bizzy - bizzy - oh - so - bizzy

  11. G.... L....

    nice song.

  12. r.... ....

    My TA in 6th grade wore a tori Amos shirt one day to my class. I realize now that she was probably the coolest.. and that i had the biggest crush on her 🤷‍♀️

  13. r.... ....

    Still my fave

  14. J.... M....

    I must sheepishly admit, I've been wearing my Rhino tee all these years without knowing Tori Amos was a Rhino artist.

  15. P.... H....

    About one of the best productions ever, really.

  16. L.... C....

    I can still see you when we meet in Tampa all in white a walking dream .Papa

  17. L.... C....

    We lost a Jewel in Amy how many more befor we wake up .Papa

  18. l.... i....

    I'm a woman in the box
    Buried in my shit
    Won't you come and save
    Saveeee meeeee

  19. D.... R....

    This was it for me! When I first saw this I was at emotionaly bad state in my life. And Tori became my first female artist I ever got serious about. 3 years before I had a schoolboy crush on Debbie Gibson but but Tori was like a woman not a child. Now I look at it like this Debbie and Tori are the metaphoricaly, abstractly the same woman. Debbie the child/teen and Tori the adult.... to me it would be AWSOME if they could perform together now.

  20. T.... S....

    Tori Amos, Mazzy Star, Fiona Apple, Pj Harvey, the Sunday's, Alania Morissette, Portishead, Babes in Toyland, the Gits, 7 year Bitch... All fantastic female artists/female led bands.

  21. J.... B....

    Tori Amos is a Goddess!!!! i own all her albums and truly as a man this is Amazing!!! Hugs Tori and yes I been silent all these years

  22. R.... G....

    Ahh the 90's, its 2019 and I still think this song is boring and that she was a weirdo.

    R.... G....

    You're just trying to stir the pot. We see what you're attempting.

  23. k.... s....

    Let's hear what you think of me now, but dont look up.

    k.... s....

    Just layin it on the line. I'm not trying to tell anything. Just hi. I am old dusty atoms. You dont mind me splitting do ya? Lead us. Do you wanna be all dressed up in hole? The insiders impression.

    k.... s....

    I was wearing you out. God dam.

    k.... s....

    ID eye.

    k.... s....

    Its gold outside.

  24. A.... M....

    Before we had Florence & the Machine, we had Tori <3

  25. S.... J....

    This sounds so fucking similar to "What if" by Emilie Autumn, wtf...

  26. 6.... ....

    I'm here because this song needs more views...

  27. C.... S....

    my mouth
    is dry

  28. b.... ....

    Absolutely timeless iconic songwriting.

  29. F.... A....

    Everything Sucks🥰😍❤️

  30. A.... C....

    People I want to meet before I die: Tori Amos

  31. A.... C....

    Thankyouthankyoutankyou

  32. G.... S....

    Beautiful heard it today first time in years used to listen to her back in the 90s

  33. A.... C....

    Woah, 44 now and I don't know if ever music touched me so deep...If I had friends that would really listen they would maybe buy me aticket to her concert....

  34. P.... ....

    Who came here after Grey's Anatomy??

    P.... ....

    Guess only you, millenial ingorant of good music.

    P.... ....

    Or after everything sucks

  35. s.... g....

    Did comments get erased or something? There used to be comments under here...I know it!

    s.... g....

    So weird. I specifically came here today (first time) for the comments.

    s.... g....

    They definitely got erased. It's not possible for a video with this many views to not have at least a few hundred comments.

  36. M.... S....

    I love this song, reminds me of the young Kate Bush sang Wuthering Height. Bring my memory when I worked for Warner.Music and she was on the priority artists.

  37. P.... P....

    I listen to her from her first album, she is brilliant ! Her songs are so besutiful. Love her very much !

  38. C.... C....

    I jist thought it was about a bad relationship about being the other woman.

  39. E.... G....

    I remember the firat time i saw this, I was mesmerized and tears started falling when she turns into the little girl. I bought Little Earthquakes and played it over and over and over. It was what i couldnt express translated into poetry and music notes. Tori's music is spiritual to many.

  40. L.... L....

    everything sucks bring me here

  41. M.... ....

    This is the first song I heard from her. I was at my friends and they had MTV. I bet I was 13 (boy) and it was year 1991. I got captivated by the completely different music and video compared to everything else, oh... and the cute girl also... but we had to go. I think I recognized her later from some different videos (like Cornflake Girl) but it was 1997 when I pirated BT's Blue Skies from some Swedish university's web server (nobody cared back then) and got interested. That song would lead me to trance and other electronic music but more importantly made me to search for more of her stuff. As a person who listens to way too much music I must proclaim her as my favourite artist. Tough spot achieve. Some come close and some old favorites have been dethroned and she remains on top. I own almost all of her releases, also a few of BT's, so perhaps piracy wasn't just a bad thing... lol.

  42. S.... V....

    Her music has saved my life...more time than I care to count. Thank you Tori.

  43. O.... F....

    her music is so calming and relaxing

  44. T.... C....

    I remember seeing this video for the first time on the chart show on Saturday morning in the UK when it was first released. It was so unique, confronting and just plain gorgeous. I have loved Tori ever since.

  45. s.... m....

    2019 I still turn to Tori for truth.

  46. A.... B....

    1992 put me too sleep out too sea

  47. J.... W....

    I'm here because of the show Everything Sucks and this is now my favorite song.

  48. S.... B....

    You are beautiful from inside

  49. T.... A....

    So basic... Watered down pop society accepted wanna be version of Kate Bush 👎

  50. G.... O....

    Favourite album for me

  51. J.... M....

    Goosebumps all over. So deep. It's been a while since I've heard this song.

  52. V.... C....

    Thanks for ruining Kate Bush for me during the 90’s 😢

  53. D.... ....

    Feel like you didn't mature to adulthood without listening to Tori Amos. Your life is truly lacking if you have not discovered her!!

  54. K.... x....

    what is she singing actually? Years? or Here? silent all these years.

  55. G.... L....

    i love your song & video !

  56. J.... C....

    sometimes I can still hear the Antichrist in the kitchen...fading..
    Now that's a BEAUTIFUL WOMAN!!

    J.... C....

    Juan Carlos Olivera Yes she is

  57. J.... R....

    This song is worth six months of psychotherapy.

  58. H.... P....

    Simply brilliant!

  59. n.... ....

    this mix sounds weird compared to the original record, like there is a blanket on it - not bright enough. i prefer the original.

  60. J.... D....

    I feel Bjork loudly! Beautiful

    J.... D....

    Bjork back then was still in Sugarcubes.

  61. P.... G....

    402 not listening hard enough.

  62. D.... H....

    One of my absolute favorite songs ever 💖💖💖

  63. A.... S....

    Tori Amos is the Woman. Elon Musk is the man, but clearly the Woman is Tori.

  64. A.... L....

    Faye Wong's version is also very good

  65. G.... L....

    Tori Amos is     a  great  artist composer and  singer.  I always liked her songs . especially  when I heard them  on  the radio !  She's alright I  I think  .

  66. S.... E....

    I had those boots 20 years ago.

  67. P.... ....

    Came here to look up a reference made in the Ghost Stories dub. didn't expect to find one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard.

  68. M.... ....

    All hail our infallible strawberry queen

  69. S.... S....

    Kanye West running around the planet right now acting like he created creative minimalism. Puhhhlease! See this Kween Slay in the above video!

  70. L.... G....

    Definitely reminds me of being in an abusive relationship.

  71. S.... H....

    creepy intro lol

  72. b.... k....

    I fucking love Tori!!!💗

  73. f.... y....

    Im a metalhead for the most part n i love tori amos! My mom used ta listen to her all the time back in the day . then my very first concert was tori in 1995 and we met her. I was very little but i remember it. Everytime I'm in a bad place in my life i resort to listen to her first 6 albums until shit gets better. Im a metalhead dude in my 20's but its comforting always to hear her beautiful soothing voice and brings me to a time that was better . also lol noone i know even knows who she is , but fuck the haters!

  74. H.... A....

    tori amos has one of the most of beautiful voices her lyrics are both profound and perfect, very relatable to so many situations faced by many of us, from tween hood to become adult womens so many of these songs I hold so close to my heart and soul

  75. N.... S....

    Grey's anatomy brought me here and now I can't stop crying

  76. j.... ....

    so im having a quinceanera and i still need a vals song , do you guys think this would be a good song for it ?

  77. J.... ....

    384 people never shut up.

  78. J.... A....

    Simply beautiful.

  79. R.... M....

    I saw Tori in concert in 1996 I think it was. I was 15 and it was just after the Boys For Péle album came out. She performed all of her songs from that album and the previous two, within which this song was included. I tell you it was so incredibly sacred to me to be there. It felt like what I'd always thought church should've been. It was healing and made you weep with so many emotions. Ahh nostalgia...

  80. P.... ....

    Here because of "Grey's Anatomy" with same title as this song. It was a very moving episode

    P.... ....

    Peeve I've loved this song for years and when I saw the title of the episode I expected it to come up eventually. I'm really disappointed that it did not.

  81. D.... ....

    Who's here after Grey's anatomy?

  82. M.... R....

    看罷此MV後,令我頓時覺得王菲的“冷戰”除了改編自此外,她的“十萬個為什麼”大碟的booklet封套及內頁設計嘅靈感,很大程度相信也是來源自此MV的。 😅

  83. h.... m....

    You’re too phony for me to say it to your face and fuck your reverse psychology you’re so wack

  84. h.... m....

    You are the hack

  85. C.... B....

    Here from Everything Sucks 💔

  86. S.... S....

    Autism and my life summed up in one song

  87. D.... L....

    I saw her in concert the day of the famous O.J. Bronco chase in New Jersey with my old girlfriend. We listened to the playing of the newscast as we drove home. She was great by the way. Can't believe how long ago that was. I always liked Tori's music.

  88. W.... B....

    2019 hmmm.

  89. N.... H....

    For me, it all began with this song

  90. B.... K....

    this whole album is masterful - sooooo unbelievably beautiful, well written, unbelievably well performed. Absolutely gorgeous and heart-breaking all at the same time.

  91. m.... ....

    This was the song that was on my CD player when I decided to come out. Tori Amos has then always had a special place in my heart.

  92. e.... 1....

    Still play this album, what a classic. My 10 year old daughter also loves Tories music.

  93. C.... B....

    Tori Amos,une voix sublime qui reflète la perfection, incroyable !!!

  94. C.... W....

    Tori is great. Her voice is like magic. The sound of her music takes me away and soothes the soul.

  95. C.... P....

    I 💕 this Song, Video, Singer!! 🤗😂👼🌷🎶🎼😘🐚💃

  96. b.... ....

    Chanel Jones...my soulmate. Find me