Out of Range (Ani Difranco)

I've been away on a job for three months. Sitting in a hotel room for so long gives you plenty of time to think. And right now I'm thinking that maybe, just maybe, I could give music another shot.

I'm not happy with this performance, but I need to get back into shape, which means more playing/recording/sharing. Hope you'll bear with me...

If you want, you can find a few of my original tracks here: myspace.com/themusicof matan

Lyrics:
just the thought
of our bed
makes me crumble like the plaster
where you punched the wall beside my head
and i try
to draw the line
but it ends up running down the middle of me
most of the time

boys get locked up in some prison
girls get locked up in some house
and it don't matter if it's a warden
or a lover
or a spouse
you just can't talk to 'em
you just can't reason
you just can't leave
and you just can't please 'em

i was locked
into being my mother's daughter
i was just eating bread and water
thinking
nothing ever changes
and i was shocked
to see the mistakes of each generation
will just fade like a radio station
if you drive out of range

if you're not angry
you're just stupid
or you don't care
how else can you react
when you know
something's so unfair
the men of the hour
can kill half the world in war
make them slaves to a super power
and let them die poor

i was locked
into being my mother's daughter
i was just eating bread and water
thinking
nothing ever changes
and i was shocked
to see the mistakes of each generation
will just fade like a radio station
if you drive out of range

just the thought
of our bed
makes me crumble like the plaster
where you punched the wall beside my head
and i try
to draw the line
but it ends up running down the middle of me
most of the time

baby i love you
that's why i'm leaving
there's no talking to you
and there's no pleasing you
and i care enough
that i'm mad
that half the world don't even know
what they could have had

Category:

Music

Tags:

• ani
• difranco
• out
• of
• range
• cover
• matan

[galadriel6969]

Oh Halfadrop - don't ever go away from youtube, OK? Das some dope shizz yo.

[Halfadrop]

:D cheers sis'

[idleliquid]

That is great buddy, what tuning did you use? GGCGCD?

[Halfadrop]

Er...yeah, think so. :)

[manifest40]

So good to see another video from you, Mr. Matan. Just want to give you some encouragement from Nashville, Tennessee. From a fellow guitarist, thanks for the inspiration, the beautiful singing, and the courage to put yourself out there. You've got quite a gift.

[Halfadrop]

That's so very lovely of you to say. Thanks for the support, it means a lot.

[kellyalvesBWA]

@stefolk awesome beyond words

[BelieveYouMe]

Whoa...you said this wasn't you're best video, but all I can see is some one who resembles Bruce Springsteen playing amazing Ani Difranco...they share the same birthday btw. Ani needs you as guest player! BTW, what's your take on the difficulty of her guitar compositions?

[perfectlyflawed3]

this is epic!

[EmilyA1984]

Wow......I'm a huge fan of Ani Difranco myself, and it makes me happy when I meet a guy who likes her too.....and of course, you did a wonderful job with "Out of Range." I have a guitar, but the neck is warped, and I haven't played it in years, so I have to get my Ani fix from others.

[thelibelous]

wow good job!

[TimMonahan]

This is fantastic brotha! I've never seen anyone other than Ani play it that fast!

[susanBuck]

Tutorial video on how you you play this? :)

[Umagula]

He plays it faster than Ani. That's crazy. This song is silly-hard to play.

[stefolk]

the best male Ani Di Franco cover singer :P

My congratulations!

[yueyouko]

wow. i can't think of any words... just wow.