regina spektor – Braille (11:11)

February 9, 2010 - 1:28 pm 25 Comments

regina spektor – Braille (11:11)

Lyrics:

She was lying on the floor and counting stretch marks
She hadn’t been a virgin and he hadn’t been a god
So she names the baby Elvis
To make up for the royalty he lacked

And from then on it was turpentine and patches
From then on it was cold Campbell’s from the can
And they were just two jerks playing with matches
Cause that’s all they knew how to play

And it was raining cats and dogs out side of her window
And she knew they were destined to become
Sacred road kill on the way
And she was listening to the sound of heavens shaking
Thinking about puddles, puddles and mistakes

Cause it’s been turpentine and patches
It’s been cold, cold Campbell’s from the can
And they were just two jerks playing with matches
Cause that’s all they knew how to play

Elvis never could carry a tune
She thought about this irony as she stared back at the moon
She was tracing her years with her fingers on her skin
Saying why don’t I begin again
With turpentine and patches
With cold, cold Campbell’s from the can
After all I’m still a jerk playing with matches
It’s just that he’s not around to play along
I’m still an hole playing with candles
Blowing out wishes blowing out dreams
Just sitting here and trying to decipher
What’s written in Braille upon my skin…

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Duration : 0:4:50


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25 Responses to “regina spektor – Braille (11:11)”

  1. OhYoureSoNaiive Says:

    This is a really …
    This is a really beautiful song.

  2. YuccaPucca Says:

    LOL she looks like …
    LOL she looks like anne frank in this pic. <3

  3. stapleyoureye Says:

    LUCKY!
    LUCKY!

  4. BlieveInMiracles Says:

    love her. so much. …
    love her. so much. she’s so smart!

    love the picture too. :)

  5. ACoolNameForMe Says:

    I saw her live last …
    I saw her live last friday it was amazing!

  6. PixiePie1990 Says:

    she was amazing at …
    she was amazing at oxegen, wish she’d played more of her old stuff thou! it was well worth waiting the hour that she was late! :)

  7. IndieEmo1 Says:

    wow this song is so …
    wow this song is so amazinn

  8. moneyquickeasy Says:

    Elbowin’ you in the …
    Elbowin’ you in the stomach? LOL, that sucks…. But Regina is just as good, if not better live than her CDs!

  9. claire10000000 Says:

    ya i no rite…i …
    ya i no rite…i ws rite at the frnt have epic pics of er

    i love her

    but de ws this tall guy who kept elbowon me oin the stomach:(
    but i gt n frnt of him n njoyed reginas amazing show

  10. moneyquickeasy Says:

    You are SO lucky to …
    You are SO lucky to have seen her LIVE! I am jealous….

  11. jenna0857 Says:

    i love how she …
    i love how she writes about STORIES in her songs rather than feelings and then she tells them from the characters point of veiw. I love her!!!!

  12. claire10000000 Says:

    my idol i cried wen …
    my idol i cried wen i saw er live n saturday at oxegen festival oxegenxxxxxxxx

  13. gonnakickyouinthefac Says:

    this song i …
    this song i wonderful.
    i’m going to see her next week. =)

  14. ladymuffinman Says:

    the lyrics of this …
    the lyrics of this song kinda scare me

  15. Cyindln Says:

    I’m gonna see her …
    I’m gonna see her in September, when she’s in Minnesota!

  16. Julabug99 Says:

    I’m so crazy …
    I’m so crazy jealous! I lived over there for a year, and even wrote her to come play there! I had to come back to the states in November, go figure she’s going there in July – ENJOY!!!

  17. ferdousisofia Says:

    OhmyGod.
    An …

    OhmyGod.
    An intimate gig with Regina Spektor.
    Sounds like heaven ):
    I have to wait till next year. )’:
    Makes me wanna die. hahha
    But have fun anyway! ;D
    It sounds like it will be Amazing!

  18. LotteHerman Says:

    I live in the …
    I live in the Netherlands, near Amsterdam, study in Amsterdam. But she’s playing in a relatively small place, so I think it’s gonna be really great, not like in a big concert hall or on a giant festival but kind of intimate. Oeehhh, can’t wait! :D

  19. ferdousisofia Says:

    Haha oh, that makes …
    Haha oh, that makes sense then lol.
    That’s so cool, do you live over there?
    x

  20. LotteHerman Says:

    No I’m going to see …
    No I’m going to see her in Amsterdam, i ment July by the way. ;)

  21. ferdousisofia Says:

    I hate you. ):
    You …

    I hate you. ):
    You seeing her in hyde park?
    I have to wait till next year to see her.
    She’s my hero.

  22. LotteHerman Says:

    This song is …
    This song is amazing, makes me feel like.. calm and careless and sad and happy all on the same time. Brilliant, like all her songs. I’m going to see her live in June, can’t wait. :)

  23. fillXinXblankXstares Says:

    yeah i took a …
    yeah i took a little time to like her music. like some of the less conventional ones like “Back of a Truck.” at first i was like eh, but now i LOVE all of her songs!! well, all the ones i’ve heard haha.

  24. littleirishem714 Says:

    i love how her …
    i love how her voice goes from really high to normal fast. over all GREAT song of many!

  25. bordersandflags Says:

    This one always …
    This one always reminds me of Joni Mitchell, how she rushes some phrases (like the words and stuff). It’s so cool! Regina’s music is really, really nice.

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