
There are many poems and many songs,but this is my favorite song for every girl who ever lived, breathed and said it proudly. Ani has created her own label ( Righteous Babe) and never sold out once in her career. Her guitar work is like no other. Shes hard, brash and downright vulnerable for all to hear. She is hugely successful undergrond. She likes it that way and I feel this is her best. For all who have been turned away and got back up....It should be said that when we raise form the ash we should have many supporters..Ani sang it for me and you hopefully.
Thirty Two Flavors
Ani Di Franco
Squint your eyes and look closer
I'm not between you and your ambition
I am a poster girl with no poster
I am thirty- two flavors and then some
and I'm beyond your peripheal vision
So you might wanna turn your head
Cause someday your going to get hungry
and eat most of the words you just said
Both my parents have taught me about good will
and I have done well by their names
Just the kindness I've lavished on strangers
is more then I can explain
There are many who have turned out their porch lights
so I would think they were not home
and hid in the dark of their windows
til I passed and left them alone
God help you if you are an ugly girl
course too pretty is also your doom
Cause everyone harbors a secret hatred
For the prettiest girl in the room
And god help you if you are a phoenix
And you dare to rise up from the ash
A thousand eyes will smolder in jealousy
While you are just flying past
I'm not trying to give my life meaning
by demeaning you
And I would like to state for the record
I did everything that I could do
I'm not saying that I am a saint
I just dont want to live that way
No, I will never be a saint
but I will always say
Squint your eyes and look closer
Im not between you and your ambition
Im a poster girl with no poster
I am thirty- two flavors and then some
and Im beyond your peripherel vision
So you might want to turn you head
Cause someday you might find your starving
and eating all the words you just said
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