The BlueIris Semi-Nightly Poetry Break, 9/27/08

[BlueIris]

"Rattlesnakes"

Jodie wears a hat although it hasnt rained for six days
She says a girl needs a gun these days
Hey on account of all the rattlesnakes

She looks like eve marie saint in on the waterfront
She reads simone de beauvoir in her american circumstance

Shes less than sure if her heart has come to stay in san jose
And her neverborn child still haunts her
As she speeds down the freeway
As she tries her luck with the traffic police
Out of boredom more than spite
She never finds no trouble, she tries too hard
Shes obvious despite herself

She looks like eve marie saint in on the waterfront
She says all she needs is therapy yeah
All you need is, love is all you need

Jodie never sleeps cause there are always needles in the hay
She says that a girl needs a gun these days
Hey on account of all the rattlesnakes

She looks like eve marie saint in on the waterfront
As she reads simone de beauvoir in her american circumstance
Her heart, hearts like crazy paving
Upside down and back to front
She says ooh, its so hard to love
When love was your great disappointment

—Lloyd Cole

[RetroLounge]

1. Oh, nice...

Lloyd Cole & The Commotions?

:applause:

RL

[BlueIris]

2. Yep. Although I prefer the Tori Amos cover of it from 2001. nt

[Tuesday Afternoon]

3. I like this Jodie girl...sounds like a friend of mine.

Sounds a lot like me.

[BlueIris]

4. I feel that. nt

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. My dear BlueIris...

Very nice!

The last two lines, especially...

...She says ooh, its so hard to love
When love was your great disappointment

Thank you!

:hi:

[BlueIris]

6. Kick.