Amanda Palmer - Bottomfeeder Lyrics






Why you always kickin' up the sand
Always kickin' up the sand?
God, man, you're angry, and it makes my eyes hurt
Why you always kickin' up the sand
Kickin' up the sand?
You block your sister
So the sunbeams miss her

Why you always raggin' on the man
Always raggin' on the man?

It just makes you lookin' like a sad-sack actor
Why you always raggin' on the man?
Raggin' on some system you think killed him
But you're so so backwards

Why you gotta be like that?
You're never gonna bring him back
Big fish, little fish
Fixing in the dark

If I had one wish
Just a wish

Throw me in the water
'Cause I wanna be a bottom feeder

Why you always hatin' on the cabs
Always hatin' on the cabs?

Just means the cabs are coming that less faster
Why you always hatin' on the cabs?
You shake your fist at God
You ain't even noticing that they're all passin'

Why you gotta bitch about the band
Bitch about the band?
You know he loved 'em
And they kept him laughin'

Why you gotta bitch about the band
Bitch 'bout the band?
You aren't even listening
And, man, they're not askin'

Why you gotta be like that?
You're never gonna bring him back
Big fish, little fish
Shootin' in the dark

If I had one wish
Just a wish

Throw me in the water
'Cause I wanna be a bottom feeder
Wanna be a bottom feeder

Wanna be a bottom feeder

Why you always dyin' in the bath
Always dyin' in the bath?
Just makes me nervous that lizard king kissed you
Why you always dyin' in the bath?

Dyin' in the bath
It's awful quiet
And it makes me miss you

Why you gotta be like that?
You're never gonna bring him back
Big fish, little fish
Dyin' in the dark
If I had one wish

Just a wish
Throw me in the water

'Cause the cabs ain't comin'
Yeah, the sun's not shinin'
Yeah, the bath keeps runnin'

Yeah, it keeps on rainin'
But the band keeps playing
Yeah, the band keeps playing
Yeah, the band keeps playing

Yeah, the band keeps playing





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  1. D.... V....

    fuckin awesome

  2. L.... Y....

    same vibe songs suggestions?

  3. P.... m....

    Tim Ferris

  4. B.... ....

    The guy in the middle looks like a demon

  5. i.... l....

    Theatre is Evil is a great album to sob to by the way

    i.... l....

    Wait until you listen to THERE WILL BE NO INTERMISSION.

  6. J.... D....

    I'm a totes lowlife bottomfeeder.

  7. T.... B....

    SKAM :D

  8. E.... S....

    I just realized that this song sounds like its underwater. HOLY SHIT.

  9. B.... E....

    SKAM Italy anyone?!

    B.... E....

    Bianca Espinoza IOO

    B.... E....

    Si ❤️

  10. A.... B....

    The answer is pretty self evident... because right is right & wrong is wrong... The less obvious, I've never been able to turn my back on someone in need or if witness to injustice.

    God is inherently an immoral concept & if existed, I'ld be compelled to resist & fight against (thankfully, there is none) but that is different than my duty to protect & stand (metaphorically of course) against such...

    There it is simple really, I uniquely have the ability to affect meaningful reforms to bring our world back into some equilibrium & I can't look the beloved young people in my life or myself in a mirror if despite knowing I can do something, I didn't bother to actually protect them from the inheritance they are to receive!

    So I continue my struggles...

    Adam

    A.... B....

    Everything about this post just presents all of your negative traits. How vain are you to leave a signature to a post that already has your name attached to it? You don't understand what God is, you're just angry about the personified version that church goers believe. There are rules to this universe beyond physics. Research natural law.

  11. C.... ....

    New. Age. Delilah.

  12. J.... T....

    ...I will never stop hearing it as "sad SAG actor," which, given the context, would make just as much sense as the actual lyric.

  13. P.... K....

    You're such a fucking awesome woman for uploading this for free. ❤️❤️❤️

  14. D.... W....

    idk who you are but Bob can go fuck himself sounds pretty fake

  15. F.... S....

    Is this song about Ray Manzarek?

  16. D.... S....

    Amanda's voice😍😍

  17. R.... L....

    i hope she knows how good this is.

  18. h.... ....

    NO VIDEO ! only music poor

    h.... ....

    @happx2 It says "lyric video", and it's a video with lyrics, what did you expect? If you want music videos, try "killing type" or "Oasis"

    h.... ....

    +butterflywarrios I wanted a cheese burger but i ordered a salad and expected a cheese burger... same logic happx2 used =)

    h.... ....

    That grammar...

  19. d.... ....

    ░░░░░░███████ ]▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄          Bob is building an army.
    ▂▄▅█████████▅▄▃▂           ☻/   This tank & Bob are against Google+
    Il███████████████████].      /▌    Copy and Paste this all over
      ◥⊙▲⊙▲⊙▲⊙▲⊙▲⊙▲⊙◤..      / \     Youtube if you are with us

  20. S.... M....

    Oh wow! I just listened to this song for the first time. It's amazing and brilliant and it completely put my mind in a different place. It blew me away a bit! I love Amanda. She is my adult and I am soon to be 30 ha! ;p

  21. T.... J....

    Bought the Album and it is (as I'm sure most of you know) brilliant!
    Nice one people and thanks!

  22. T.... ....

    I love this song. It makes me think of Yoko Ono, though.

  23. e.... ....

    This is one of my favourite songs on the album. I just love the lyrics and tempo and your voice in it ♥

  24. t.... r....

    i was watching a TED talk and i saw this woman sharing her story little did i know i already loved listening to her music

  25. M.... ....

    I'm really glad to see that kind of great role-model. Madam Amanda Palmer, if by any chance you read this, you have all my respect.

  26. m.... ....

    Love it love it love it. Great source of connection for me and my current partner. Knowing the pain of relationships gone awry helps understand how to do this one much better.

  27. C.... o....

    One of my favorites <3

  28. G.... ....

    I love this d(^_^)b

  29. D.... P....

    I really didnt think I would like the shedding of her Brechtian style, but I can honestly say I love every song on this album, I keep it in my art studio cos its great painting music

  30. M.... L....

    Why gotta bitch about the band man?

  31. k.... ....

    Which I greatly appreciate. I got the $1 version with the bonus songs and it's my favorite album that I have on my phone. I simply can't afford to spend $15 on music, as much as I want to support my favorite artists.

  32. L.... ....

    What a piece of Art...

  33. g.... ....

    Yeah, the old stuff stuff for sure - but DD is an old project, but still cool of her to do that. Regardless, I'm going to keep buying this album for people. It's only $5.99 to gift to my peoples via MP3 on Amazon. My point is that this album entertains, moves, and inspires me on a daily basis and I'm happy to give $6 for the 4 years it took her to make it. I spend $6 on dumber things everyday, I think I can give her $6 for a single record.

  34. A.... M....

    No, she literally doesn't care about people downloading her albums. Her common response to people asking where to buy her old Dresden Dolls stuff is "Dude, just torrent it."

  35. g.... ....

    OK, I didn't know that. Thanks for clearing that up. It makes me respect Amanda all the more!

  36. g.... ....

    I think you got my comment confused with all the ones about her armpit hair.

    She might gives a shit about to a certain extent. She makes most of her cash from touring. Giving away the album gets people to the show. There are a lot of great bands that don't get $1 million on kickstarter, and I don't think she'd want to set the example for people downloading *their* alums for free. It's how they fund tours aside from tip jars and day jobs.

  37. A.... M....

    Amanda doesn't give a shit.

  38. t.... ....

    Amanda put the album up for free. So technically, it's not pirated. She made it available because she understands not everyone has the money to pay for it.

    t.... ....

    toxxikvamp If they have the internet they can afford an album.

  39. p.... ....

    I definitely think it is. The part "Why you always hating on the band? You know he loved them and they kept him laughing" made me think of her the first time. Also, dying in the bath- Kristen Pfaff, Hole's bassist who died in the bath after Kurt died. I love Courtney but yeah, this is pretty spot on.

  40. M.... L....

    waiting on the cab...dying in the bath.

  41. g.... ....

    I hope you didn't download the album for free after she posted the whole flipping thing up here. Every time you download an album, it's not counted as a sale. Every time Amanda Palmer is pirated, some parent buys their 12 year old fucking Justin Bieber, which is like Justin Bieber being bought twice. Then the record companies see Justin Bieber selling shitloads of albums and AFP not as many, so they support Justin Bieber, push his songs on the radio, and tadaa! - music today.

  42. J.... A....

    The first time I heard this, I didn't think much of it. Every time since then, I've been enthralled by this piece. It may be a perfect piece of music.

  43. S.... ....

    I actually understand every word of this song now.

  44. P.... H....

    Why does this song remind me of Courtney Love? References to fish and sunbeams and bad actors and you can't bring him back....Anyways I dedicate this to Courtney Love. Kicking up the sand cause she's so mad.

    P.... H....

    Polly Helman
    You just doomed me to a life of listening to this song, and only thinking it's about Courtney Love. 😂😂

  45. S.... ....

    Love this song

  46. R.... M....

    holy shit

  47. e.... ....

    A couple of the song titles are homages to her influences, as well: "Smile" to Brian Wilson & "Heart Trout Replica" to Captain Beefheart. Of course, Brian's been a major influnece on everyone from the Beatles to Pink Floyd to Bowie to REM to Tom Petty to Smashing Pumpkins, so it's natural that Amanda would be strongly influenced, too.

  48. B.... B....

    One of my fav songs

  49. T.... F....

    Favorite song on the album ^-^

  50. G.... ....

    The Jim Morrison reference is very cool.

  51. D.... ....

    Now i understand why she was so excited about this album, it really is fucking amazing

  52. c.... s....

    I really, really love this.

  53. J.... W....

    Wow, this song is great. Definitely buying this album asap.

  54. M.... L....

    ..and my comments get deleted or pushed down because I said you shave your clitoris.

  55. M.... L....

    Wow...only 600 views...I hate/love you AFP for this song. How did you read my mind? Your a fucking alien!!!!!

  56. n.... ....

    AMA REQUEST!

  57. M.... ....

    Thank you for uploading all the songs on the album, I love your music and the message it sends.
    You're an amazing person and I fucking love you.

  58. L.... ....

    My favorite so far, I think.

  59. S.... ....

    i do wonder if this is about someone in particular..

  60. O.... G....

    отличная композиция

  61. D.... W....

    Especially loved that ending. This is a highlight of the tracks I've heard so far.

  62. w.... ....

    First! I love you Amanda!