OK, Tori Amos fans...

[quasigeostrophy]

I love the song Cornflake Girl. And I'm usually fair to pretty good at figuring out at least some meaning, if not the intended or correct one (if there is one), to obscure lyrics, but this one has had me stumped for some time. Help?

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[krasota.livejournal.com]

I find it relatively clear, but what's confusing you? I'm happy to type out the liner notes.

[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

Maybe you've hit my problem on the head - I don't have the liner notes and I'm not sure of all the words.

[krasota.livejournal.com]

Never was a cornflake girl thought that was a good solution hangin with the raisin girls she's gone to the other side givin us a yo heave ho things are getting kind of gross and I go at sleepy time this is not really hapening you bet your life it is

Peel out the watchword just peel out the watchword

She knows what's goin on seems we got a cheaper feel now all the sweeteaze are gone gone to the other side with my encylopedia they musta paid her a nice price she's putting on her string bean love this is not really happening you bet your life it is

Rabbit where'd you put the keys girl and the man with the golden gun thinks he knows so much thinks he knows so much Rabbit where'd you put the keys girl

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Those are copied direct from the liner notes--I haven't listened to the song in a long time, so I haven't compared that to listening.

[lightning-rose.livejournal.com]

My interpretation is that she's declaring her bisexuality.

Also check out "Don't Make Me Come to Vegas" and "Raspberry Swirl".

[corwin77.livejournal.com]

When she was a child Tori was in a couple of Corn Flake ads, so she was a Corn Flake Girl.

[lysana.livejournal.com]

I always interpreted it as being a declaration that she wasn't "normal."

[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

That's the most specific thing I can get out of it, too.

easy as pie

[(Anonymous)]

cornflakes are boring and normal. raisin bran was more daring. Woo hoo.

--elmegil who hasn't bothered yet to get an LJ account