Difranco, Ani - Falling Is Like This Lyrics






You give me that look that's like laughing
with liquid in your mouth
like you're choosing between choking
and spitting it all out
like you're trying to fight gravity
on a planet that insists
that love is like falling
and falling is like this

Feels like reckless driving when we're talking
It's fun while it lasts, and it's faster than walking
But no one's going to sympathize when we crash
They'll say "you hit what you head for, you get what you ask"
and we'll say we didn't know, we didn't even try
one minute there was road beneath us, the next just sky

I'm sorry I can't help you, I cannot keep you safe
I'm sorry I can't help myself, so don't look at me that way
we can't fight gravity on a planet that insists
that love is like falling
and falling is like this.





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  1. E.... B....

    Folks, this is what a true artist looks like. The concert halls echo with the sound of salesmen (Neil Peart, thank you) way too often, but Ani is about the music.

  2. I.... P....

    How in the world are there 52 ppl who had enough upset fr this somg that they took the time to give it a thumbs down!?!?!!!!!! One of my all time fave songs since i was a very young girl

  3. M.... ....

    Ani's songs make me want to stab baby frogs in the eyes with sharp pencils.

    M.... ....

    Wow, that is freakin' hilarious, and yet sobering at the same time....and only Ani could do this, that's for sure...

    M.... ....

    in a good way...

  4. A.... Z....

    2:30 I'm Not a Pretty Girl? Pshh, yeah, OK.

  5. C.... M....

    shes an artist

  6. R.... ....

    King Of the Hill brought me here

  7. B.... G....

    Falling for Ani again after all these years

  8. S.... ....

    "Like you're trying to fight gravity on a planet that insists, that love is like falling and falling is like... this"

  9. F.... F....

    This Fall is for Falling ;-)

  10. L.... L....

    great song

  11. L.... L....

    great song

  12. K.... R....

    Ani's songs have contributed to coloring my moral outlook of the world and saving my butt in times of despair for decades. She makes the planet a better place.

    K.... R....

    Nicely put

    K.... R....

    Yes she most certainly does! ❤💜❤💜 big love for her & her place in this world.....so blessed to have her among us! 🌈🐦🌈🐦

  13. T.... s....

    this song changed me as a man

    T.... s....

    Titus stroman would love to hear how

  14. A.... E....

    Perfect song for the moment! ♡

  15. p.... c....

    I like this song so much

  16. S.... B....

    +Jackie McKay exactly!!

  17. D.... G....

    Beautiful song by a beautiful woman.

  18. m.... s....

    I love this lady. I first heard her on te way to a stunt gig in 2012. Was blown away. Saw her last year live. Wow. 

    Beautiful tune. Beautiful lady too. :) 

  19. j.... ....

    Going to her concert 2015...third time seeing this beautiful woman!

  20. D.... B....

    The most graceful & fluid & nuanced lyricist since Joni. 

  21. A.... S....

    Love this.

  22. x.... ....

    Buffalo music scene forever! Ani, you're a goddess and an inspiration to woman and musicians everywhere!

  23. B.... N....

    In 25 years of going to concerts Ani tops my list for best live performer. 

  24. r.... f....

    So  nice ..

  25. S.... M....

    I sure like the photographs. Ani has such a memorable face, very Italian, oh so conscious, very determined, and very caring,.

  26. k.... ....

    Beautiful..

  27. d.... ....

    I think she was implying that instead of labeling Ani DiFranco as "lesbian", she should simply be labeled as an incredibly talented human.

  28. c.... ....

    learn all you can, and keep going. The best part of being different? you have adventures and see the things so many others miss :) You'll find lots meaningful connections, and more people feel like this than you'd think <3

  29. R.... A....

    Are you saying the two are mutually exclusive?

  30. A.... ....

    who cares about her sexuality. What matters is that she makes beautiful inspiring music.

  31. O.... ....

    tremendous artist.

  32. M.... S....

    Lesbian? or incredibly talented human?

  33. J.... C....

    Ani used to live for a bit in my best friend's attic on Forest Ave

  34. B.... L....

    I wonder if any of these men I'm accompanied by feel as if they are different than everyone else, as I do. I wonder if they are just like me, and maybe i'm not different after all. All the comments on Ani Difranco's videos are so nice, and generous compared to other videos. Different people are drawn to different things, I have yet to meet anybody who is even slightly the same as me, probably because I'm 15 and everyone who goes to my school just worries about styles, trends, and sex.... *sigh*

  35. H.... R....

    Ive been to more concerts of Ani Di Francos than any other performing artist. I am a man, a father with two children. I fell in love with ani di franco in around 1995-6 on the west coast.

    Much respect. You have great taste and are in excellent company.

  36. H.... R....

    Did anyone else get a military recruiting advertisement before the video and it forces you to watch it for like :30 seconds. Before an Ani Di Franco song? Hmm... Makes me feel like I am caught between choking and spitting it all out...

  37. T.... ....

    You're not.

  38. B.... L....

    I can't be the only guy here.

  39. A.... R....

    i love ani & her songs-their are so magical....

  40. L.... P....

    estoy completamente enamoradaaa..jajajaa que inda musica y que hermosos ojos

  41. k.... l....

    omg where?, i cant believe i missed it :(

  42. J.... ....

    I met her in 1997 when I worked for an indy rock station in Chicago (WCBR). She was very nice...

  43. S.... D....

    iVE BEEN LISTENING TO ANI FOR OVER 23 YRS, SHE IS AMAZING!

  44. A.... M....

    @ejilly6 I LOVE ANI! she is amazing her words are soul feeders, every emotion in her songs.

  45. B.... ....

    ANI ROX MY SOX

  46. C.... V....

    I love!! tks

  47. m.... ....

    Ani is the most amazing person in the last three generations and I am thankful to breathe the air she does... We have been blessed by her life...
    Thank you Ani for being the amazing person that you are, and having the balls (or vulva) to not be shy about it :)

  48. B.... ....

    Ani turns a three chord song into a work of stunning art.

  49. L.... G....

    @Marlizon definitely. who can sum it up in a simpler and sweeter summary than that?! nearly impossible.

  50. M.... L....

    The best "Falling-in-love" song, period. :)

  51. 9.... ....

    this song makes me feel good!

  52. 9.... ....

    this song makes me feel good!

  53. M.... ....

    Wow...Ani's lyrics are just..wow, amazing just beautiful and amazing.

  54. N.... C....

    She writes some really good love songs <3

  55. S.... ....

    I love this song.