VOCAL 2008 1-19-08(9) Brandeis University Amanda Palmer

[FranklyWarped]

cutting out our own organs and limbs to make fuel for a ship that's set sail with an underfed crew and the paperboy's there, and the butcher, and you. And we [navigate, lost,] in your vessel of glue, of banana peel vinyl, and driftwood and muse, tossing violently in your sleep, as you move Through this [simmering ocean] of broken heart stew.

[PunkCabaretFTW]

I hope you don't mind, katie1003, that I used part of this footage in my most recent video:

/watch?v=8i1onVuGMyY

I gave the link to your video in the description, so ... :)

Punk Cabaret Love!

[PunkCabaretFTW]

I fall in love with this woman every time I see her. Through any sort of medium. Doing any sort of thing.

This poem is truly inspired ... <3

[Ckyriakos]

you left a Blank before cubes. it's "bouillon" cubes. you know. chicken bouillon?!

[theblackparade1039]

please please please Amanda

let me let me let me

let me get what I want, this time.

please put this on your solo record.

there needn't even be any music beneath it.

please

[PandasEatingPeople]

omg... i'm gonna start crying... that is seriously the single most beautiful thing i've ever seen in the history of all the amazing shit i've seen in my life... i love it...

[dresdnedolls888]

shit this is amazing. brings me to tears every time.

[lavimdida]

Cutting out all our organs and limbs to make fuel for a ship that's set sail with an underfed crew...

and the paperboy's there,

and the butcher,

and you.

And we never get lost in your vessel of glue,

of banana peel vinyl, and driftwood and muse,

tossing violently in your sleep,

as you move through this summer emotion

of broken heart stew.

[lavimdida]

As I sit here alone at this table for two,

scribbling words to myself, and conversing with food.

As I sit here alone at this table for two,

realizing that... perhaps you're not even... actually going to come...

and maybe tonight, I'll have to sleep alone again, even though I'd much rather be held.

And then maybe, we only fall in love to have something to do... but what a lonely, what a tasteless and bitter excuse,

and you're starving to death,

even fingers will do.

[lavimdida]

Okay, here we go! Oh, how delightful, don't mind if I do help myself to a cup of this broken heart stew. I'm alarmingly hungry I realize, and I am pulled to the pungent aroma and the bloody red hue. Cooked from scratch from a base still breast feeding and blue, stir in nursery rhymes, beets, and ? cubes, add potatoes and eggplants, and slowly infuse with a bag of red wine, bits of me, and of you. and I'm sure this is healthy, as I am sure that roses are red, and violets are violet (so obvious).

[lavimdida]

My comments totally aren't posting.

[gordonmix]

stir in nursery rhymes, beets, and bouillon cubes,

[lavimdida]

Hmm, I wonder if my comment posted. If not, I'll do it again. I can't see it now. -__-;;

But I love this and I wrote it out myself, so you can all understand. There was only one word I didn't get.

[SkankingJesus]

the word that is missing is bullion.

"stir in nursery rhymes, beets, and bullion cubes" they are things you put in stews instead of using chicken broth or other kinds of broth. its spices in cube shape

[dresdnedolls888]

wow, I love it.

[KKip12]

can somebody write out the lines and send it to me?

[InfiniteWallflower]

i would love to see the lines of this poem written out. i can't understand her at some points...

[NicoleAnachronism]

amazing!!!

i have a pair of pants with that exact same print as her hat.

[brilines]

Great voice, poetically soulful. Very nice!

[itzjiamut]

Thank you. For saying what so many others could not put in words. For loving though lonely. For the strength to stand whie many are to weak to kneel. For the tears you shed for those who cannot cry. Thank you for sharing.

[franley07]

itzjiamut-i cannot have put it better myself.

Beautiful.

xx

[lifelesslive]

beautiful!

[prettyvacant1985]

amazing

[katie1003]

it really was..thanks soo much for the support <3

[paisleypower30]

wow, I liked that!

[katie1003]

thanks..i did too it was REALLY GOOD. that concert was AMAZING =D

[smirenger]

5☆5☆5☆5☆5☆tars from: smi-ren-ger

[chall6666]

Great

^_^

cya

[hosshuckleberry]

great

[katie1003]

THANKS!!

[katarokkar]

Amanda Palmer of the Dresden Dolls