The Waitress

Betrayal of women. Woman against woman. I've felt it and it wasn't catty, it wasn't petty, it wasn't anything that had to do with any sexist stereotype.

This song is about betrayal of women and it is the best footage I've seen since the tour.


Waitress - Tori Amos - From the album Under the Pink - 5 1/2 Week Tour (with Alanis Morrisette) - 1999

“The Waitress is how I can’t control my violence, and in this one situation, we’re both equals, we’re both waitresses in this song. I don’t go into the details of why. Why isn’t the issue. The issue is that I thought I was a peacemaker, and this violence has totally taken control of every belief system that I have. It’s a very scary thing, especially after you talk about anti-violence.”
– Tori; The Baltimore Sun, ’94

Waitress
so i want to kill this waitress
she's worked her a year longer than i
if i did it fast you know that's an act of kindness

but i believe in peace
i believe in peace, bitch
i believe in peace

i want to kill this waitress
i can't believe this violence in mind
and is her power all in her club sandwich

but i believe in peace
i believe in peace, bitch
i believe in peace

i want to kill this killing wish
they're too many stars and not enough sky
boys all think she's living kindness
ask a fellow waitress
ask a fellow waitress

(improv / bridge)
hang ten, hang ten honey
i'm gonna go where she goes
hang ten, hang ten honey
i'm gonna - give me give me one of those
hang ten, hang ten honey
i'm gonna go where she goes
hang ten, hang ten honey
i'm gonna, give me give me
hang ten, hang ten honey
i'm gonna go where she goes
hang ten, cuz i know just where she is
because i believe in peace yes
i believe in peace, i said
but believe that she's a devil bitch
i believe in her something
i believe in her something
i believe in that girl
i believe in her goodness
i believe in her darkness
but i believe that she's a devil bitch
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