Singalong! Cornflake Girl by Tori Amos

This song is dating me to particular era and type of moody teenage girlhood, but here you go. I started listening to Tori Amos around grade ten and was immediately sucked into her world of swirling feelings and darkness-tinged-with-strength. These days this song might be flagged for girl-against-girl criticism, but it's more about not fitting in than hating on any particular type.

Oooooh! Also! This song has some gloriously-confusing lyrics that could make no sense or could be super deep poetry and so it was just perfect for me.

CORNFLAKE GIRL

by Tori Amos

Never was a cornflake girl

Thought that was a good solution

Hanging with the raisin girls

She's gone to the other side

Giving us a yo heave ho

Things are getting kind of gross

And I go at sleepy time

This is not really happening

You bet your life it is [3x]

Peal out the watchword

Just peal out the watchword

She knows what's going on

Seems we got a cheaper feel now

All the sweeties are gone

Gone to the other side

With my encyclopedia

They must've paid her a nice price

She's putting on her string bean love

This is not really happening

You bet your life it is [3x]

Peal our the watchword

Just peal out the watchword

Never was a cornflake girl

Thought that was a good solution

Rabbit, where'd you put the keys, girl?

Rabbit, where'd you put the keys, girl?

Rabbit, where'd you put the keys?

Oh, yeah

Rabbit, where'd you put the keys, where'd you put the keys, girl

And the man with the golden gun thinks he knows so much

Thinks he knows so much yeah

(Don't close this door I know it's so easy)

And the man with the golden gun thinks he knows so much

Thinks he knows so much yeah

(To close this door I know it's so easy)

Rabbit, where'd you put the keys, girl?

Oh yes, rabbit, where'd you put the keys, girl?

Rabbit, where'd you put the keys?

Oh yeah

Rabbit, where'd you put the keys, girl?

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