Regina Spektor - A Cannon (Studio Demo)

Regina Spektor's "A Canon". This song was studio recorded but not released on any retail album to date.

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A cannon was fired
By the light of the moon; I'm
Waiting, the boat should be here very soon
And I mind less and less all the silly
Pictures that hang 'round my room, for now
I write you a letter: I hope you feel better
I hope you forgive the transgression, I've given
You love and I've given you anger as well, and I
Meant them bo-o-oth
I always knew it was coming this way, it was coming this way
I always knew a big boat would come, and
Take me away, take me away

I stirred in my bed, then I slipped on my dress
Then I ran through the halls like a ghost
And in case someone heard me, I grabbed up a dagger
That I'd never use unless
Bare feet on a cobblestone street, then a beach
Then a splash in my ankles, my knees, then my thighs
And my eyes open wide, I threw myself right into the sea-ea-ea
And I could see it was coming my way, it was coming my way
I always knew a big boat would come and
Take me away, take me away, take me away

I've woken up once
And I've woken up twice
And I've woken up millions and millions of times
Somebody's got to tell all the people to be like the water
Somebody's got to tell all the people to be like the water

I would if I could, but I can't so I don't
My heart breaks too easy, my words get all jumbled
And when I wear lipstick, then no one
Understands me at a-a-all
They think I'm saying hello and goodbye, and hello and goodbye
What I'm really saying is... [whispers]
They think I'm saying hello and goodbye, and hello and goodbye, and hello and...
What I'm really saying is... [whispers]

I've woken up once
And I've woken up twice
And I've woken up millions and millions of times

Category:

Music

Tags:

• regina
• spektor
• cannon
• studio
• demo

[gomesleh]

i read on wikipedia she's written over 700 songs...

[laadiiidaa]

Ah, she is my favorite singer. She is so unique.

[Lilyfloss]

I remember last summer..in Portugal..this song related so much to that trip.. I threw myself into the sea so many times..the waves were coming my way. I woke up on the bed.. I always slipped into my dress, I wore it so much that summer.. and sometimes I felt like nobody could understand me.. this might be myfavourite song.. but it is too hard to choose from all those unbelievably amazing heartfilled songs. I love you so much Regina

[Lilyfloss]

I think this song and ave maria are sort of siblings... and so like folding chair and bartender :D

Also, A canon and ave maria both remind me of harry potter

[beebudly]

@shuttersclosed You might be thinking of the song "Somedays"

[cutelittlepoimaniac]

@PinPineryy But then you couldn't play the piano ): so you'll give one of your legs :D

[NicAlba]

@gomesleh my goodness! 700 songs! How does she remember them all? She needs to hurry up and record them! I hope she does :)

[TheVocaProject]

i always think that she goodbye and hello when she is whispering cuz when you say hello you only recive a good bye and when you say goodbye you recive a hello

[GraceMccThe1st]

Siiigghhh... :)

Makes me think of something from The Fantasticks.

[disney1rules]

Oh Regina, how i long to know what you were really saying!