Natalie Merchant Lyrics

    ------ About the song Carnival performed by Natalie Merchant

As we all go through life, it seems this marvelous singer/song writer has captured what a lot of us see, feel, experience, ponder ... the list just goes on.

So, it seems we all go through "trials" ... yet as we "realize" introspective moments, it's good to know we are not alone in questioning "the why's" of this life.

But, PLEASE, ALWAYS remember & DON'T EVER forget ... hang on, keep the faith (whatever you believe in) ... don't give up, we should try to look for the good in each day.

"Every day is a GOOD day; Some are just better than others ..."

    ------ About the song Carnival performed by Natalie Merchant

RIP Aileen, this song was fittin for her. Society screwed her and nobody would believe her b/c of her background, just push her aside...she was literally screwed over by dirty cops all for the all mighty dollar...un fuckin real...this pisses me off and am glad the truth is out...she is now free!!!

    ------ About the song Motherland performed by Natalie Merchant

This song, in conjunction with the film "Warhorse" is full of longings for a better world; and brings with it memories of my father, who was takaen off the field in the first war in a shroud - but lived...he talked little of of the battle, but how he loved his horse, Bessie, and every time I get with horses I want to cry because he is still so fresh in my mind.

    ------ About the song My Skin performed by Natalie Merchant

I somehow think that i may be about a relationship where the woman is realizing maybe her husband is cheating, and she questions why she is done like this. She obviously love him, and questions why he doing this to me. She asked herself " am i not beautiful, am i getting old, am i getting ugly to him, why can i keep him, why wont he love me, why wont he make love to me anymore" then she tries to make herself believe that she does not need him to move on,but she realizes that she loves him, and it hurts her very badly. Like many people that get cheated on they ask what did i do wrong, or whats wrong with me. Maybe she questions if her body is wrong with her. She feels untouchable because she might feel ugly, and also because her husband might not cherish her like he once did. She is coping with the feeling of sadness and and betrayal but trying to figure out how to love him. He might even still tell her he loves her, but those are just words. He makes sweet promises but probably does not follow them up. this is such a sad song but a beautiful one.

    ------ About the song Children Go Where I Send Thee performed by Natalie Merchant

Thanks soo much , i sing this song in my choir class and its soo fun ! I was searching for the lyrics but all the other ones were differnte lyrics, and now I finally found the right one aahh yaay ! Againg thanks soo much happy holidays (:

    ------ About the song Carnival performed by Natalie Merchant

Just as James mentioned below, I also just watched the same documentary and was interested in the lyrics. I just keyed in a few words of the song in a google search and it brought me here. My heart goes out to Aileen and the victims and their families.

    ------ About the song Carnival performed by Natalie Merchant

I live in a diverse community that runs the entire demographic of age and income. What shocks me is the number of "throw-away teens",,,more now than ever. People divorce and the step father or mother moves on to an all-encompassing relationship, and/or the new person doesn't like the child...they seem to land in my home as friends of my teens. These are times that reflect the streets as illustrated so beautifully in this Natalie Merchant "Carnival".

    ------ About the song My Skin performed by Natalie Merchant

I love this song because the meaning is not concrete, so the song is just one big unanswered question left open for interpretation. I've thought of it as a song about child abuse. animal abuse. an abusive relationship. a song about being an outsider...feeling ignored, misunderstood, or just overlooked. it could be about having cancer, anorexia, or depression... it could be about being cheated on, or lied to, or just having people judge you too soon and never bother to get to know you. it could be about the fear of being alone. or, the need to latch onto someone, and letting them use you because you're afraid to be alone. all of these things and more came to mind, it just depends what I'm thinking about when I'm listening. it's sad, but haunting, too... how someone so obviously hurt and suffering can be so soft-spoken and fragile, and her voice sounds so small at parts of the song... she sounds like one of those really quiet people that if you got to know them, they'd be very interesting, and thoughful, and many times deeply sad. it's like a whole other person.

the thing that I usually think about

    ------ About the song Carnival performed by Natalie Merchant

R.I.P. Aileen. No matter what some people think, this woman was forever black eyed a product of a broken home and she only wanted one thing in life... and that was to be loved. "Have I been wise To shut my eyes And play along" that one quote says it all, finally she gave up all hope of ever getting a fair trial so she just said what everyone wanted her to say which was "I'm a serial killer"

    ------ About the song My Skin performed by Natalie Merchant

Valky, you're right. This seems to be about a terminal cancer patient, scared of more treatments, scared of death, and bitter towards her loved ones for trying to cheer her with phony hopeful talk and for being afraid to embrace her when that's all she really needs.