Neko

Antony and the Johnsons - Cripple and the Starfish

Mr. Muscle forcing bursting
Stingy thingy into little me, me, me
But just “ripple” said the cripple
As my jaw dropped to the ground
Smile smile

It’s true I always wanted love to be
Hurtful
And it’s true I always wanted love to be
Filled with pain
And bruises

Yes, so Cripple-Pig was happy
Screamed ” I just compeletely love you!
And there’s no rhyme or reason
I’m changing like the seasons
Watch! I’ll even cut off my finger
It will grow back like a Starfish!
It will grow back like a Starfish!
It will grow back like a Starfish!”

Mr. Muscle, gazing boredly
And he checking time did punch me
And I sighed and bleeded like a windfall
Happy bleedy, happy bruisy

I am very happy
So please hit me
I am very happy
So please hurt me

I am very happy
So please hit me
I am very very happy
So come on hurt me

I’ll grow back like a Starfish
I’ll grow back like a Starfish
I’ll grow back like a Starfish
Like a Starfish..

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…I just like to share this song.

drop notes: Don’t get fooled by the Artist’s name. This beautifully crafted dark sarcasm overshadows the criticism of those unfamiliar with the avante garde. Reading the lyrics blankly, without listening, would make one wonder what it really meant. This song shows a poignant yearning for healing and redemption, combined with the bittersweet words and striking lines that are strangely unfamiliar for a song.

With a voice like this, imbued with the transcendental emotion of the blues, yet deployed with an unadorned simplicity reminiscent of medieval music practice, and graced with a top note of desperate wonder. One would defenitely see how this song and his others captivates me. Those who know me or read along the same lines as mine.. would agree how deeply this song would strike one’s hidden emotions..

some facts: With backgrounds of being personally asked by Lou Reed, of the Velvet Underground, to make a rendition of “Perfect Day” for his album The Raven, (another one of my faves) and gave a solo turn of “Candy Says” live. Antony even created the melody to one of Edgar Allan Poe’s poem, The Lake. And created boggling songs like “Hitler in My Heart” with such lines as “Don’t punish me/For wanting your love inside of me/And I find Hitler in my heart/From the corpses flowers grow…”.

All in all makes him one of a kind, combining these influences with his being, yes, having androgynous features.