Dresden Dolls, The - Girl Anachronism Lyrics






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You can tell
From the scars on my arms
And the cracks on my hips [one version]
And the stains on my skirt [another version]
And the dents in my car
And the blisters on my lips [one version]
And the veins about to burst [another version]
That I'm not the carefullest of girls

You can tell
From the glass on the floor
And the strings that're breaking
And I keep on breaking more
And it looks like I am shaking
But it's just the temperature
And then again
If it were any colder I could disengage
If I were any older I could act my age
But I don't think that you'd believe me
It's
Not
The
Way
I'm
Meant
To
Be
It's just the way the operation made me

And you can tell
From the state of my room
That they let me out too soon
And the pills that I ate
Came a couple years too late
And I've got some issues to work through
There I go again
Pretending to be you
Make-believing
That I have a soul beneath the surface
Trying to convince you
It was accidentally on purpose

I am not so serious
This passion is a plagiarism
I might join your century
But only on a rare occasion
I was taken out
Before the labor pains set in and now
Behold the world's worst accident
I am the girl anachronism

And you can tell
By the red in my eyes
And the bruises on my thighs
And the knots in my hair
And the bathtub full of flies
That I'm not right now at all
There I go again
Pretending that I'll fall
Don't call the doctors
Cause they've seen it all before
They'll say just
Let
Her
Crash
And
Burn
She'll learn
The attention just encourages her

And you can tell
From the full-body cast
That you're sorry that you asked
Though you did everything you could
(like any decent person would)
But I might be catching so don't touch
You'll start believing you're immune to gravity and stuff
Don't get me wet
Because the bandages will all come off

And you can tell
From the smoke at the stake
That the current state is critical
Well it is the little things, for instance...
In the time it takes to break it she can make up ten excuses...
Please excuse her for the day, its just the way the medication makes her...

I don't necessarily believe there is a cure for this
So I might join your century but only as a doubtful guest
I was too precarious removed as a caesarian
Behold the worlds worst accident
I AM THE GIRL ANACHRONISM [x5]
I'm the girl... [x3]
I AM THE GIRL ANACHRONISM





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  1. P.... P....

    We need a remake for this one

  2. A.... ....

    Very nice song. The effect on the voice and feeling of the song reminds me of Motormark - eat drink sleep

  3. c.... r....

    she is amazing

  4. B.... ....

    those drums man. ill always come back for those drums. take me to harvard so i can get a lesson from brian hahaha

  5. A.... K....

    This director should direct all of Amanda's future MVs

  6. K.... A....

    i know every word to this song and i love it .

  7. A.... O....

    creo que casi nadie del clan de Shaun llegó hasta aquí. Shaun para los amigos :3

  8. W.... W....

    The most metal thing on the planet

  9. J.... E....

    i got a kiss from amanda once😍

  10. D.... ....

    Big bullshit of mental disordered fools

  11. B.... H....

    This song reminds me so much of someone. Often times when she's away, her family will sit and just talk about her. I know she knows. And so often does the line "Just let her crash and burn, she'll learn. The attention just encourages her" and lines similar come up. She's so young, too young to be left behind and looked down on like she is. It's not the attention encouraging her. It's the disingenuous "help" and "support" and "patients" her family provides by just sitting and watching her struggle- only shit talking and saying what they REALLY want to say behind her back. She lashes out because she's young, afraid, and lost in this big world all while trying to work with a horrible chemical imbalance as everyone, who should love her boundless, simultaneously work against her and her best interest.

  12. J.... ....

    Heard this after a "Weeds" episode and instantly fell in love with it. Props to the artists.

  13. D.... M....

    I ADORE her so

  14. i.... �....

    It's 2019 240px and low compression means Amanda's complex eyebrow detail is more pixelated than ever ! Please please upload a HD version so we can experience the authentic experience of Dresden Dolls better! This song was so profound to me in my early 20s and very much inspired me so it would mean a lot to not be hearing a diminished version!

    I got to see Dresden Dolls live a few years back so incredibly grateful for the experience much love and respect!

  15. t.... b....

    I can actually relate to this song somewhat because as a kid (4) I was diagnosed with ADHD which is correct but the medication I was forced to take made me feel like shit daily , this consists of vomit diahrea and what I found out two years later is that it causes early breast development ( I'm a guy) which I then had to go through an operation on my chest to remove the breast tissue . Flash forward 8 years and I'm a kinda happy gay 14 Y.O.

  16. H.... M....

    I like this

  17. M.... B....

    You're beautiful Amanda, but please shave your pits

  18. G.... V....

    cant figure out if she is loving or hating the meme guy

  19. C.... B....

    I'm 46 and I know every word to this

  20. t.... ....

    "And so it goes." -The Slaughterhouse V

  21. l.... c....

    linda embolia cerebral, despues de escuchar por 5 min esta porqueria

  22. T.... F....

    Bottomless Pit brought me here.

  23. b.... m....

    this song do be kind of quirky doe

  24. p.... a....

    I swear me listening to this at 7 started my emo phase-

  25. H.... G....

    Thanks to Weeds S03E05 for introducing me to this song^^

  26. R.... K....

    I came here cause of the thumb nail. Was not disappointed

  27. B.... M....

    I always felt this was about misunderstanding the girl who had to grow up too fast, became sexually active at an earlier age, and couldn’t cope with being put into some kind of adult role at a young age. It fucks with you, hearing that it’s all for attention, but honestly it’s because you can’t deal with your world. It fucks with you hearing ‘this is for adults,’ but also hearing ‘act your age,’ even if your actions have nothing to do with maturity.

  28. D.... K....

    Anyone see her recent interview on "between the sheets"?

  29. R.... B....

    I'm barely listening to them. Has she collaborated with PJ Harvey yet? I could see those two raising hell.

  30. P.... W....

    Actually one of the best live acts I've seen in 35 years concert going!

  31. J.... B....

    Soooooo in love with Amanda P. as an artist. The way she looks at the world, the “ Pass the hat 🎩” idealism is great. I think that her love of wanting to share her music 🎶 as art is beautiful. It’s made for US!!!! Thanks, Amanda. My couch is open for surfing if you’re ever here in SLC Utah.

  32. M.... ....

    *screams in punk cabaret*

  33. R.... T....

    ShaunTrack brought us here. Not my style, but still quite fresh

  34. B.... T....

    I heard this song when I was 14 and ill never forget

  35. b.... f....

    Straight up cringe

  36. M.... B....

    Amanda really is hot. But shave the pits. I'm German, but I can see how they lost two wars. Hairy women.

  37. m.... k....

    Hakan Günday Az'dan gelenler

  38. M.... 1....

    Lowkey the beginning piano piece gives me anxiety—

    It’s still an amazing song though

  39. s.... m....

    Some students did a cover of this over a decade ago at a talent show at HCC in Bridgeport. They did a great job.

  40. D.... M....

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyyOzIxF6_0 check out my fun Girl Anachronism dance video! :)

  41. C.... D....

    Shaun para los amigos!!

  42. M.... ....

    This is aging quite nicely. Roadrunner Label makes me kinda nostalgic too!

  43. I.... C....

    2019 anyone

  44. T.... ....

    14 years and I haven't noticed the 8 foot bride until now is in this vid!! At 1:17. Ayeeeee 💜

  45. A.... D....

    been an inspiration for a self taught dummy

  46. d.... s....

    Her smile at 0:23 is Devine, Amanda Palmer~~~

  47. M.... E....

    Why is this not in 4k and 60FPS?

  48. K.... B....

    I never thought I'd be here in 2019. What a blast from the past...

  49. A.... K....

    she looks so young here

  50. A.... C....

    Just started to listen to them yesterday and I already love them

  51. G.... F....

    Amanda Palmer is severely underrated

  52. L.... L....

    Ahaaahhh I'm having a mental breakdown lmao yee haw

  53. B.... ....

    Shaun! esta cancion es un desahogo para un musico al interpretarla, me recordo a Maquillate de Mecano y a una banda inglesa no recuerdo el nombre!

  54. M.... K....

    Those eye brows my man. Skills.

  55. c.... ....

    i would die for a high quality version of this

  56. D.... ....

    Graciosamente Perturbador :'v

  57. Y.... H....

    shauns 7w7

  58. S.... S....

    Shaun para los amigos

  59. C.... M....

    El vídeo me perturbó más que los de Dross, jajajaja, gracias Shaun para los amigos 😊

  60. F.... S....

    Tyler cambio de sexo y Josh tiene un nuevo trabajo de payaso.

    \-|

    Realidades alternativas.

  61. J.... V....

    Shaun este lo conocia desde hace tiempo

  62. Y.... M....

    Shaun para los amigos

    Y.... M....

    Veníamos en el mismo bus

    Y.... M....

    Que mierda es esta. Que mal gusto tiene shaun

    Y.... M....

    @ME CAGO EN VOX Y EN SUS VOTANTES comemierdas ya sientese señora

    Y.... M....

    @ME CAGO EN VOX Y EN SUS VOTANTES comemierdas Aprende de música puto niño rata ve a escuchar al Duki

  63. d.... ....

    Dark masquerade... you guys and the Tiger Lillies rock!

  64. D.... G....

    File under genius, the real deal, got guts....Amanda Palmer is one of the Real Deals!

  65. B.... ....

    Did she just licked him?

  66. A.... C....

    Shut up and show your lopsided tits bitch

  67. f.... H....

    bestat1/4speed

  68. F.... ....

    Got diagnosed with borderline personality disorder this week... makes sense why this song always resonated with me.

  69. d.... ....

    This is what a feminist looks like. A psycho hosebeast.

  70. C.... ....

    Amanda Palmer is the musician I have always dreamed of. Her music is so beautiful yet unsettling at the same time, and I love it. The way she plays her piano is soooo "majestic" in some sense. I'm just astonished that her music is what I've dreamed of exactly.

  71. t.... ....

    poor audio qual, or is it supposed to be like that? spotify is alot cleaner :|

  72. T.... J....

    This is steampunk right?

  73. J.... O....

    Damn... First Scary Bitches and now The Dresden Dolls? hard decision, I think I'll stay with the bitches. Teacher Frank Rules. Fuck you "Yisus"

  74. M.... ....

    Check out this remix I put together,

    It's a trap song.
    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=--ZTutfWfns

  75. i.... f....

    TOCAN HUAVADAS . . . .  SOLO BASURA ES . . . DE BOSTON HAY MEJORES BANDAS HASTA LOS NEW KIDS SON MEJORES

  76. Y.... R....

    😍😍😍😍😍

  77. Y.... R....

    😍😍😍😍😍

  78. l.... i....

    a girl out of the normal course of history what a anarchism is......has nothing to with anarchy it pun on being of not from this century.....it just big a chain of stereotypes of mental illness sorta making fun of them with the end point being she just oppressed for brilliance and too smart for the room.....
    "passion is a plagiarism i might join your century on rare occasion "

    l.... i....

    there is no cure brilliance sorry.....

    l.... i....

    the problems on the other side of ones eyes.....

  79. A.... .....

    for goodness sake, who is the world subtitled this video? AI?

  80. B.... J....

    Hey friends

  81. s.... p....

    This is legit my favorite song of all time.
    This kind of music isn’t even my style—everything else I love is broadway-esque—but the Dresden Dolls have such a special take on music that it’s impossible not to love.

  82. S.... _....

    THIS NOISE IS TRASH!🤣😂....😴😴😴

  83. S.... _....

    WOW this is the most UNBEARABLY SHITTY MUSIC. My eardrums have never experienced such acts of extreme violence and abuse in my 27 years of existence. Why did people fund this shit to begin with...

    Watched a video informing about how shitty her actions were during and after the kickstarter crap she clearly conned a ton of money then tried to horde said cash from other bands to help fill slots to play shows, as well as pay herself to pay off "personal debts"

  84. S.... E....

    I’ve been driven to liking this

  85. k.... M....

    Me.no ... Suicidal girls..

  86. B.... ....

    art students are unnecessarily weird

  87. M.... ....

    this is ear cancer hope the band is dead by now like that loser kid that killed himself selfish dickhead

  88. E.... K....

    Girl I'm reading your book The Art of Asking and I had to see the video you shot in the cloud club i fucking love it so hard!!! I honestly discovered your more recenr work first and have been working my way backwards , much like I discovered bowie in '99 and got to delight in his discography back to the beginning. I am absolutely in love with your vibe and I am so happy to see you just being you but still giving a fuck. Thank you for being so fucking kickass!💘

  89. c.... ....

    Sounds like her creative genius came at a price: Her soul and sanity :(

  90. T.... C....

    Does anyone actually like this? Or do they just like the idea of telling people they like it...

  91. H.... ....

    Can someone recomend me some other Dresden Dolls that are fast/heavy like this one? Most of their other songs are a lot slower. I like them also, but would like to see some others that are more in the style of this masterpiece

    H.... ....

    Their cover of Black Sabbath's "War Pigs" is *phenomenal*

  92. L.... V....

    I love this song and the video. Can someone upload it in HD? It looks a little bit pixeled. I prefer VEVO Quality.

  93. L.... F....

    Who let her out of her cage? ;)

  94. m.... o....

    i love this song for its chaoticness. I feel for you s hayley steel, I can see how this music relaited to your cousin, and how annoying that the olds didnt get it. But because I have been to THAT point, I get it when others do not. As for you, live your life as you see fit. Dont subscribe to the hoops of your forebears. From a person who has been there and done that and wishes the best for you x

  95. N.... B....

    As a person with BPD, this song speaks to my soul. I love it.

  96. A.... ....

    Fuck. How could I forget. Love.