I admit that I have a lot of musicians that I turn to when I need support. Ani Difranco gives me a voice when I am angry, Miranda Lambert comes up when I’m bitter, Jewel is great for those mellow moods, and Reba is for when I’ve got my cowgirl on. But P!nk is what I put on when I’m thoughtful and/or pensive. She has an amazing talent for using lyrics to connect to the human experience – and often the words are put together in unusual and creative ways to form a very unique art form. I wish I had that kind of creativity but, since I do not, I instead pay homage to hers:
From “Waiting for Love”
She looks to the sun
Help her to carry on
Breaking down all the years
Wondering how she got here
She drifts through the sky
Counting the reasons why
How my life turned so fast
Remembering all of the past
From “Hell Wit Ya”
Oh I’ve tried
To act like I don’t care
But it doesn’t seem fair
You’re so good to her
And I’ve tried
To pretend I don’t see
All those things that you do
You couldn’t do for me
I was in love wit ya
But the hell wit ya
Cause you didn’t wanna treat me right
From “F**cking Perfect”
Done looking for the critics, cause they’re everywhere
They don’t like my jeans, they don’t get my hair
Exchange ourselves and we do it all the time
Why do we do that, why do I do that (why do I do that)?
Pretty, pretty please, don’t you ever, ever feel
Like you’re less than fucking perfect
Pretty, pretty please, if you ever, ever feel
Like you’re nothing than you’re fucking perfect to me
From “Funhouse”
I dance around this empty house
Tear us down
Throw you out
Screaming down the halls
Spinning all around and now we fall
Pictures framing up the past
Your taunting smirk behind the glass
This museum full of ash
Once a tickle
Now a rash
From “Could’ve Had Everything”
I thought I did my best
It was nearly good enough
But all that effort I guess
It didn’t add up to very much
From “So What”
You weren’t there,
You never were,
You want it all,
But that’s not fair,
I gave you life,
I gave my all,
You weren’t there,
You let me fall.
From “Who Knew”
You took my hand
You showed me how
You promised me you’d be around
Uh huh
That’s right
I took your words
And I believed
In everything
You said to me
Yeah huh
That’s right
If someone said three years from now
You’d be long gone
I’d stand up and punch them out
Cause they’re all wrong
I know better
Cause you said forever
And ever
Who knew
It’s all your fault
You called me beautiful
You turned me out
And now I can’t turn back
I hold my breath
Because you were perfect
But I’m running out of air
And it’s not fair
From “Long Way To Happy”
It’s gonna take a long time to love
It’s gonna take a lot to hold on
It’s gonna be a long way to happy, yeah
Left in the pieces that you broke me into
Torn apart but now I’ve got to
Keep on rolling like a stone
Cause it’s gonna be a long long way to happy
I just want to thank you
Thank you
From the bottom of my heart
For all the sleepless nights
And for tearing me apart yeah yeah
From “Respect”
Mirror on the wall, damn I sure look fine
I can’t blame those horny boys, I would make memine
When I pass you in a club, “Ooh, lala!” you gasp
Back up boy, I ain’t your toy, or your piece of ass
Don’t let me get me
I’m my own worst enemy
Its bad when you annoy yourself
So irritating
Don’t wanna be my friend no more
I wanna be somebody else
From “Stupid Girls”
What happened to the dreams of a girl president
She’s dancing in the video next to 50 Cent
They travel in packs of two or three
With their itsy bitsy doggies and their teeny-weeny tees
Where, oh where, have the smart people gone?
Oh where, oh where could they be?
Maybe if I act like that, that guy will call me back
Porno Paparazzi girl, I don’t wanna be a stupid girl
Baby if I act like that, flipping my blond hair back
Push up my bra like that, I don’t wanna be a stupid girl
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