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16 Shades of Blue Lyrics by Tori Amos

Unrepentant Geraldines

2014

[Verse 1]
Are you telling me it's over
Disintegrating, lost, and there's nothing I can do?
Before you drop another verbal bomb
Can I arm myself with Cezanne's 16 shades of blue?
[Pre-Chorus]
As my heart is slowly ripping into pieces
Disconnecting from the circuits of my mind
"You'll get over it," you say
"In time, in time"
[Chorus]
If the clocks are black
Absorbing everything but
A remembering
How we made it that
Clocks are black
[Verse 2]
You say, "Get over it if 50 is the new black, hooray
This could be your lucky day"
But my cables they are surging
Almost over, overloading as you disengage
[Pre-Chorus]
Could your heart be slowly ripping into pieces
Disconnecting from the circuits of your mind?
"We'll get over it," you say
"In time, in time"
[Chorus]
If the clocks are black
Absorbing everything but
A remembering
How we made it that
Clocks are black
[Bridge]
That's it, you're done
You've screwed up your life
Before it's begun
There are those who say
I am now too old to play
[Verse 3]
See over there at 33 she fears she'll lose her job
Because they hear the ticking of her clock
At only 15 - I said 15 - they say her future's bleak
She should have started this at 3
[Pre-Chorus]
As her heart is slowly ripping into pieces
Disconnecting from the circuits of her mind
"She'll get over it," you say
"In time, in time"
Stop Father Time
[Chorus]
If the clocks are black
Absorbing everything but
A remembering
How we made it that
How our clocks are black
[Outro]
Before you drop another verbal bomb
Can I arm myself with Cezanne's 16 shades of blue?
Credits
Tori Amos

Tori Amos

About “16 Shades of Blue” by Tori Amos

Read the complete lyrics to "16 Shades of Blue" by Tori Amos from the album "Unrepentant Geraldines" in 2014. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Baroque Pop, Alternative Rock, Pop-Rock.

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"16 Shades of Blue" appears on "Unrepentant Geraldines" in 2014.

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