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 yelling 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
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?

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 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
And it's your turn now to stand where I stand
Everybody looking 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