Angry Anymore - (Ani DiFranco)

The effin frame rate is off...you may experience nausea or convulsions while watching this video. I deny all responsibilities.

Tabs are here:
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/a/ani_difranco/angry_anymore_tab.htm

Lyrics:
Growing up it was just me and my mom
against the world
and all my sympathies were with her
when i was a little girl
but now i've seen both my parents
play out the hands they were dealt
and as each year goes by
i know more about how my father must have felt

i just want you to understand
that i know what all the fighting was for
and i just want you to understand
that i'm not angry anymore
i'm not angry anymore

she taught me how to wage a cold war
with quiet charm
but i just want to walk
through my life unarmed
to accept and just get by
like my father learned to do
but without all the acceptance and getting by
that got my father through

night falls like people into love
we generate our own light
to compensate
for the lack of light from above
every time we fight
a cold wind blows our way

but we learn like the trees
how to bend
how to sway and say

i, i think i understand
what all this fighting is for
and baby, i just want you to understand
that i'm not angry anymore
no, i'm not angry anymore

Category:

Music

Tags:

• ani
• difranco
• angry
• anymore
• matan

[33366699912]

I just re-listened to this 3 times on repeat...the first time blew me away, real emotion, is so often artificially incorporated. This was a joyous break...I think the build up is fantastic, when you really feel it, the mood changes and completely dru me in.

I actually first heard this over a year ago and have played it a lot (even more so with on beauty), but only recently realised how important it is to post comments...I loved them then and do now. Thank you.

[Halfadrop]

@33366699912 Thank you very much for telling me this. It means so very much.

[stratman9]

You're truly a fantastic singer. Why do you do the Eddie Vedder jaw-wired-shut thing though? When you start really belting it out, you end up strangling the note a bit because of that. Unless you have a TMJ disorder, in which case I apologize.

[Halfadrop]

Ha...thanks. I know about the "jaw" thing. I try not to do it, I do!

I guess I hit the higher notes better but, yeah, looks and sounds funny.

I don't think I have TMJ, though I don't know what it is...so I might.

[lisamariestube]

I'm guessing that you also like DMB...

Its nice tho. Might be better if you'd open your mouth. You do that rocker clench thing... it sort of defeats the purpose of the song cuz you kinda look angry. But it sounds decent, which is miles better than many.

[Halfadrop]

I do like DMB, but not especially...

Point taken, I DO do the mouth-clench tho it's not "rocker" thing, it's my abs lack of training. Working on it. Thanks for listening.

[hereslookingatukid]

you know when you click on a link and think its an original but it turns out to be a cover, then you think to yourself... 'oh please dont fuck this up... i like this song' and then they fuck it sideways... well... not this time. thankyou for recording this. i used to love ani back once upon a time and yo have done a fine job with this. i just hope you are not a bighead and that you dont know how good a job you did with this.....

and with that i will click the play again button.

peace.

[numsegaf]

well...

in case you didnt know, It isnt illigal to swim to Denmark and marry me.

[Chadasile]

you're really good!!! :)

[dmTmb]

cool : )

[ferritdude]

thats just..... gorgeous! :D

[Johnnicles]

I'm subscribing to you, whether you like it or not.

:)

[ViktoryaOfTheSea]

So great. Thank you for sharing this with us.

[midtots]

sei strepitoso !!

[wearemf]

Thank you brother! I needed to hear this song today because I am releasing some anger...and it's great to hear a guy's voice singing some Ani. Rock on!

[fofjx]

I'm rather stunned. I'm a huge Ani fan, and I can understand why guitarists admire her play, and singers her voice, and that she can combine the two so amazingly and powerfully is what has always drawn me to her. So, I'm stunned because I think you have done a wonderful rendition of this song. I'd KILL to have your voice. Wow, dude - like another poster said: I will now press play again.