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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Fiona Apple
Fiona Apple
Vocals
Sebastian Steinberg
Sebastian Steinberg
Acoustic Bass Guitar
Charley Drayton
Charley Drayton
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Fiona Apple
Fiona Apple
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Fiona Apple
Fiona Apple
Producer
Charley Drayton
Charley Drayton
Producer
John Would
John Would
Recording Engineer
Edison Sainsbury
Edison Sainsbury
Recording Engineer
Dave Way
Dave Way
Mixing Engineer
Howie Weinberg
Howie Weinberg
Mastering Engineer
Dan Gerbarg
Dan Gerbarg
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

You made, you made your overtures
When you were a sure and orotund mutt
And I was still a dewey petal
Rather than a moribund slut
My love wrecked you
You packed to twirl your skirt at the palace
It hurt more than it ought to hurt
I went to work to cultivate a callus
And now I'm hard, too hard to know
I don't cry when I'm sad anymore, no no
Tears calcify in my tummy
Fears coincide with the tow
How can I ask anyone to love me
When all I do is beg to be left alone?
Oh, when I try to love
I can love the same man in the same bed in the same city
But not in the same room, it's a pity, but
Oh, it never bothered me before
Not 'til this guy, what a guy, oh God what a good guy
And I can't even enjoy him
'Cause I'm hard, too hard to know
I don't cry when I'm sad anymore, no no
Tears calcify in my tummy
Fears coincide with the tow
How can I ask anyone to love me
When all I do is beg to be left
When all I do is beg to be left
When all I do is beg to be left alone
Alone, alone
My ills are reticulate
My woes are granular
The ants weigh more than the elephants
Nothing, nothing is manageable
So couldn't we stop the valedictories?
I can see the door there, shut it and forget my number
'Cause I'm hard, too hard to know
I don't cry when I'm sad anymore, no no
Tears calcify in my tummy
Fears coincide with the tow
How can I ask anyone to love me
When all I do is beg to be left
When all I do is beg to be left
When all I do is beg to be left alone?
Written by: Fiona Apple
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