"Every Single Night" speaks to the frustrations of facing one's own inner s… Read Full Bio ↴"Every Single Night" speaks to the frustrations of facing one's own inner struggles and anxieties. The narrator is constantly challenged by their own thoughts, feeling like they can't control what's going through their head, picturing white-flamed butterflies in their brain. The lyrics help emphasize the complexity of mental health, portraying it as a fight between the narrator and their own brain. The narrator also reflects on self-doubt and insecurity by wondering what others think of them and trying to push the negative thoughts away in order to keep moving on. The refrain emphasizes the need to be okay with themselves and to just feel everything and be mindful.

Every Single Night
Fiona Apple Lyrics

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Every single night
I endure the flight
Of little wings of white flame
Butterflies in my brain
These ideas of mine
Percolate the mind
Trickle down my spine
Swarm the belly, swelling to a blaze

That's where the pain comes in
Like a second skeleton
Trying to fit beneath the skin
I can't fit the feelings in, no
Every single night's alight with my brain

What'd I say to her
Why'd I say it to her
What does she think of me
That I'm not what I ought to be
That I'm what I try not to be
It's got to be somebody else's fault
I can't get caught
If what I am is what I am, 'cause I does what I does
Then brother, get back, 'cause my breast's gonna bust open
The rib is the shell and the heart is the yolk and
I just made a meal for us both to choke on
Every single night's a fight with my brain

I just want to feel everything
I just want to feel everything
I just want to feel everything

So I'm gonna try to be still now
Gonna renounce the mill a little while and
If we had a double king-sized bed
We could move in it and I'd soon forget
That what I am is what I am 'cause I does what I does
And maybe I'd relax, let my breast just bust open
My heart's made of parts of all that surround me
And that's why the devil just can't get around me
Every single night's alright, every single night's a fight
And every single fight's alright with my brain

I just want to feel everything
I just want to feel everything

I just want to feel everything
I just want to feel everything

Overall Meaning

Fiona Apple's song Every Single Night is a powerful and introspective exploration of the intense and overwhelming thoughts and emotions that can trouble a person's mind. The lyrics articulate the experience of feeling trapped within one's own head, with a constant barrage of ideas and anxieties that swirl uncontrollably. The "little wings of white flame" and "butterflies" represent the ideas and thoughts that constantly flit and flutter around the singer's brain, ultimately resulting in an intense and painful pressure.

The second verse delves even further into the ways in which these thoughts can become oppressive, as the singer worries about what other people think about her and whether she is living up to their expectations. This self-doubt is compounded by a sense of resignation - the idea that her behavior is predetermined by who she is. However, the final lines of the chorus, where she repeats the refrain "I just want to feel everything," suggest a yearning for experience and connection that is greater than any sense of worry or inadequacy.

The final verse provides something of a resolution, as the singer decides to "try to be still now" and seek a moment of peace and clarity. The desire for emotional intensity remains, but there is a recognition that it can be overwhelming and that a break from it might be necessary. The idea that the heart is made up of all the things that surround us - both good and bad - reinforces the notion that every experience has value, even if it can be painful or difficult at the time.

Line by Line Meaning

Every single night
Without fail, each night

I endure the flight
I experience the sensation

Of little wings of white flame
Of the fluttering thoughts in my mind

Butterflies in my brain
Thoughts that occupy and stimulate my mind

These ideas of mine
My personal thoughts and concepts

Percolate the mind
Rise up and spread throughout my consciousness

Trickle down my spine
Disseminate throughout my body

Swarm the belly, swelling to a blaze
Intensify and become overwhelming

That's where the pain comes in
When the intensity becomes unbearable

Like a second skeleton
As if a second body structure is placed inside me

Trying to fit beneath the skin
Attempting to integrate with my physical form

I can't fit the feelings in, no
I cannot control or contain my emotions

Every single night's alight with my brain
Each night is ablaze with the activity of my mind

What'd I say to her
What did I communicate to her

Why'd I say it to her
What motivated me to say it to her

What does she think of me
What is her opinion of me

That I'm not what I ought to be
That I do not meet her expectations of me

That I'm what I try not to be
That I am failing to meet my own expectations

It's got to be somebody else's fault
It must be another person's responsibility

I can't get caught
I cannot be held responsible for my actions

If what I am is what I am, 'cause I does what I does
If my actions determine my identity

Then brother, get back, 'cause my breast's gonna bust open
Then stay away from me, because I am at the breaking point

The rib is the shell and the heart is the yolk and
My physical body and emotions are inseparable

I just made a meal for us both to choke on
I am causing harm to myself and others

Every single night's a fight with my brain
Each night is a struggle to control my thoughts and emotions

I just want to feel everything
I desire to fully experience all emotions

So I'm gonna try to be still now
I will attempt to calm myself

Gonna renounce the mill a little while and
I will abandon my active lifestyle temporarily

If we had a double king-sized bed
If we shared a larger sleeping arrangement

We could move in it and I'd soon forget
I could escape my current state of mind

That what I am is what I am 'cause I does what I does
My identity is defined by my actions

And maybe I'd relax, let my breast just bust open
I may feel more comfortable if I can express my emotions openly

My heart's made of parts of all that surround me
My surroundings have influenced my character and thought patterns

And that's why the devil just can't get around me
My experiences have fortified my inner strength and resilience

Every single night's alright, every single night's a fight
Each night is a challenge, but I can handle it

And every single fight's alright with my brain
I have accepted the struggle as a necessary aspect of my life

I just want to feel everything
I desire to experience all emotions fully

Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Fiona Apple Maggart

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@kimmieclay1

5y↑259

Every single night
I endure the flight
Of little wings of white-flamed
Butterflies in my brain
These ideas of mine
Percolate the mind
Trickle down the spine
Swarm the belly, swelling to a blaze
That's where the pain comes in
Like a second skeleton
Trying to fit beneath the skin
I can't fit the feelings in
Every single night's alight with my brain
What'd I say to her?
Why'd I say to her?
What does she think of me?
That I'm not what I ought to be
That I'm what I try not to be
It's got to be somebody else's fault
I can't get caught
If what I am is what I am, 'cause I does what I does
Then brother, get back, 'cause my breast's gonna bust open
The rib is the shell and the heart is the yolk
I just made a meal for us both to choke on
Every single night's a fight with my brain
I just want to feel everything
I just want to feel everything
I just want to feel everything
So I'm gonna try to be still now
Gonna renounce the mill a little while and
If we had a double-king-sized bed
We could move in it and I'd soon forget
That what I am is what I am 'cause I does what I does
And maybe I'd relax, let my breast just bust open
My heart's made of parts of all that surround me
And that's why the devil just can't get around me
Every single night's alright, every single night's a fight
And every single fight's alright with my brain
I just want to feel everything
I just want to feel everything
I just want to feel everything
I just want to feel everything
Songwriters: MAGGART FIONA APPLE / APPLE FIONA
Every Single Night lyrics © Fhw Music
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All comments from YouTube:

@ziyedhamrouni886

8y↑5K

we may die before knowing how many years Fiona is ahead of her time

@cardcaptor900

8y↑23

Well Microsoft just made her kind of a big deal, so I'm gonna say she was 4+ years ahead of her time.

@ziyedhamrouni886

8y↑63

cardcaptor900 man she writes and compose alone. this song is magic itself.

@nextpage3535

7y↑63

Oh, I absolutely agree. I just watced this video and this is exactly what I thougth: this woman is not just musician, she is a magician!

@Germania9

7y↑84

Dude, everyone in the 90's indie music scene are always ahead of their time.

Beck, Portishead, Bjork, Tori Amos, Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Blur, Lisa Loeb, Slowdive, Fiona Apple etc. They always make songs that sounds like they've released it just yesterday.

@ziyedhamrouni886

7y↑16

Can you beleive the idle wheel is from 2012 ? You may listen to "Valentine", "Werewolf" and "Anything we want" twice an hour everyday, seems like time has no influence on the songs. I don't know how she does. that's why I call her a Magician :p

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@rainbowbriteflash

4y↑880

This song helps me KNOW I'm not alone in having this kind of brain. I wish I could thank her 1000 times for putting it into words

@jimjaspers2804

4y↑21

Keep up the good fight. We are many for we are legion.

@Mika_glover

2y↑5

Ditto

@pdxkari

2y↑4

Same.

@yamadafakename3298

6y↑1.8K

When you deeply hurt a brilliant child, a deeply beautiful soul, a complex being, this is what you get. She is beautiful beyond any time, and her pain is our substance, but she didn't deserve it, and I have loved her since I was 11 years old, when I first heard her voice, when she told me the world is bullshit. She is the only one of her kind.

@OscarOrtega13

5y↑8

Indigo 33 ❤️❤️❤️

@erinspirational-llc

5y↑9

Yes yes yes

@andrias9235

4y↑40

Absolutely she sang everything I’ve tried to put to words my entire life, she’s a treasure

@aarondavid5866

4y↑1

truly hurt people cant sit and write and express and create. Cry some more for nothing

@sherrysink3177

4y↑24

@@aarondavid5866 Respectfully, you're wrong. Some may not be able to get it out but for the ones that find a way, their work just tends to be pretty dark. I've personally known people who had been abused as children and read their poetry or other types of writings and it was bleak but still very creative.

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@nikkib317

4y↑60

"The rib is a shell and the heart is a yoke and I just made a meal for us both to choke on." My favorite line of the song.

@gina1280

2y↑3

🍳🤗

@101soccersyd

9y↑1.6K

The main reason why I listen to her is because her music is her. She doesn't try to please anyone. She writes what her mind tells her to and puts it to notes beautifully. She has a slightly different voice and a different approach in each of her songs. If you pay attention to detail, her songs are hard to compare to anyone else's. It's easy to say it's not your "type of music"... but you can't deny the fact that she's a genius with lyrics.

@shamus8687

9y↑11

101soccersyd so true, I feel like the metaphors from The Idler Wheel have changed how I think about relationships in general because they're so personal to her, and she is wise. Check out Sun Kil Moon, and stay classy!

@mikee7326

9y↑9

101soccersyd well put. She is a special human who is just plain her. Its awesome and awe inspiring.

@nichekinz1446

5y↑9

I feel like the only semi-similar artist I can think of would be Florence and the machine who also has very unique, beautiful music. Don’t get me wrong they’re two very different artists but there are definitely some similarities.

@dannylin8674

5y↑4

Syd ,I completely agree with you ! I love to sing,and I sing many different artists,but fiona's lyrics and songs are impossible for me to sound like her,or even captures the emotional and intense of her emotions,She is an incredible artist!!!

@luckycat3

2y↑3

Absolutely a genius

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@Amanda---

8y↑657

I love Fiona Apple. She never compromised her artistic integrity.

@Mika_glover

2y↑4

She’s magic

@carlosfc007

26w↑1

Exactly. Like Sia unfortunately did for the last decade

@user-xe6vh2cc9j

16w

I hated her when she 1st came out and that Criminal song and video just irked that shit outta me!!! And I can't remember why, but I wound up listening to Tidal from beginning to end... and then on loop for a month. No lie. I was 19.
But the problem now is t 45 I waited too long to listen to her new music over the years. So i try to now and just can't get into it cuz I'm so used to Tidal. Im pigeon holing her in that specific time

@Olhado256

4y↑156

One of my biggest problems is my tendency to repress my emotions. "I just want to feel everything" is such a radical mantra to me. This song never ceases to amaze me.

@numlock2012

2y↑71

The most powerful line from any song I’ve ever heard is in this song “my hearts made of parts from all that’s around me and that’s why the devil just can’t get around me”. That line is so powerful it’s spiritual, it’s talking divinity and unity and how those things overpower the darkest aspects of ourselves. It’s love transmuting darkness into light and letting that be your guide so that you can keep going the journey. Don’t give up, people love you.

@lunchboxhb

8y↑2.6K

she perfectly embodied anxiety and depression

@anirose6807

7y↑76

lunchboxhb and anorexia

@sofiaoyola4789

5y↑45

bpd too

@sofiaaaaaaa-sorvetina5356

5y↑11

lunchboxhb SIM SIM SIM SIM SIM

@MsSwthrt102

5y↑26

And OCD. 💔

@willowfrog33

4y↑18

Trauma....

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@ziyedhamrouni886

8y↑1.6K

that song is like wine. it only gets better in time.

@cometome255

8y↑12

+Zied Hamrouni so true. at first I thought, there were better songs by her but I just find myself back here every time!!

@ziyedhamrouni886

8y↑11

+cometome255 It's been two years I'm listening to this, valentine, werewolf and anything we want everyday. I went back to her previous work, and felt in love with extraordinary machine, O sailer (you need to listen at least 10 times) , partying gift, red red red, not about love and oh well. and my favorite song is also by her : LOVE RIDDEN (from When the Pawn, another GREAT ALBUM).

@evsebas

7y↑5

agree, fiona's music is timeless

@riendeaulisa

6y↑2

it is for like every fiona song!

@michaelalves552

6y↑1

Ziyed Hamrouni truth

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@bobbyburga629

4y↑78

Almost 8 years after this masterpiece, we are less than a week away from the queen's return. Rejoice

@taka-taktak

1y↑21

I am stunned by this woman and her mind. I don't think there is any artist as brilliant and well rounded like her, her vocals are so powerful, her music is gut wrenchingly honest, raw and deeply personal. She is a force to be reckoned with. I'm amazed by her talent.

@bbfunky1

9y↑5K

I don't think I will ever meet someone who likes Fiona Apple. I've introduced her to literally everyone I know, but nobody seems to be interested. It bothers me for some reason because she is such an amazing artist with such little appreciation and recognition. I have noticed that nobody actually likes the music I listen to. Oh well.

@demoncleaner80

9y↑320

Fidessa Isiko I've met a few, we're usually just not terribly outspoken about it. There are some of us who love music so much that we consider it "special" and tend to protect it from other's judgement...

@bbfunky1

9y↑154

demoncleaner80 That's what I am beginning to be like. I usually love to share the music I listen to but it seems that people never like it, and that really affects me for some reason. It would be great to encounter someone who appreciates all kinds of music, as I love music a lot.

@CaressThatDissonance

9y↑85

Fidessa Isiko I can relate to how you feel. Music is more to me than just what others think it is, to me it is a special way of expression. When there is something you just cant seem to tell someone yet a song tells your story, you start to hold onto it more emotionally. I think that's why I feel the same way, because judging the artist or song is like judging yourself, but that's me.

@bbfunky1

9y↑38

Juan C. That is exactly it! I thought I was alone on this and just being ridiculous, but it is somewhat comforting knowing that I'm not the only one. You have just explained exactly how I feel.

@CaressThatDissonance

9y↑27

Fidessa Isiko I'm glad, it is nice to know that another person feels the same way too! Music means a lot to me and is like an out let that explains who I am as a person. Fiona is just another one of those amazing artists that sings and speaks for me.

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@abiboocock846

8y↑499

She is a great lyricist. I feel her emotion in the way she expresses herself in all ways

@juliedechurch6195

2y↑13

Fiona is the Apple a day that everyone needs.

@MissRedrum

6y↑361

Bjork, Fiona, and Florence!!!!

@carolinesm3083

4y↑30

and aurora please

@apullcan

4y↑88

are y'all just gonna disrespect Kate Bush like that? alright...

@encaucen222

4y↑3

holy trinity

@aveswithnowings8153

4y↑16

Infp club!

@carolinesm3083

4y↑1

aves with no wings i love this club

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@livingsansara

9y↑2.5K

I find it incredible that people listen to this gut-wrenching song about your own mind betraying you, feelings of inadequacy, alienation, self-doubt, desperation, regret and anxiety and sudden nihilistic euphoria... and their first reaction is "wow, she looks sick!"

...

really. You want a golden star or something.

@Gse551

9y↑40

Couldn't have said it better

@voodeux_badeux

9y↑11

livingsansara I love you for this comment!

@victorbarraza4910

9y↑3

livingsansara DAMN; so true ¬¬

@sheshiechan

9y↑10

Thank you for this comment

@alexlost1488

7y↑25

I think the best part about the song as it shows reality it shows what life is really like good doesn't sugarcoat anything

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@curajacaster

8y↑336

This is one of my favorite music videos of all time, it's so artistic and beautiful.

@leucophaea8057

8y↑3

hi u must take a look of some korean music video that directored by digipedi. its fuckin aesthetic

@renberisha6093

8y↑10

I agree. Just... overall.... incredible.

@angelmiller1474

8y↑11

you can't use aesthetic like that

@j2geek

7y↑7

You can't use can't like that.

@nate2435

4y↑31

One of the things I love most about this song is how propulsive the vocal is. This song ROCKS, and it does so without a rock backbeat or really a consistent drum/bass backing at all.

@Missjunebugfreak

4y↑3

Me too. I love how she uses her voice as an instrument. It's such a quietly intense vocal performance.

@clhatch13

4y↑86

Not a lot if music can bring me to tears but this song encapsulates so much pain, fear, cognitive dissonance. When I listen to it, I FEEL it...just as Fiona does when she performs it; music that can truly capture the feelings of its audience. I dont feel alone when I hear this.

@Mika_glover

2y↑2

Amen

@princesssarafina3483

7y↑369

underrated talent + one of the most beautiful women in the world = Fiona Apple

@Delihlah

5y↑1

I'm the 69th like

@milliebobbybrown3190

3y↑1

Nicki is the most beautiful woman in the world 😡😡

@charliXCXbox555

3y↑6

@@milliebobbybrown3190 not everything is about nicki 😭

@davidarmitage22

2y↑1

No she's not the most beautiful...

@balance_one

8y↑360

I love her so much, even if she wears seafood as a hat.

@SaraN-

8y↑2

It doesn't looks real!

@emmajayneroo

8y↑18

best comment and least pretentious thing down here

@joshuahoward6845

7y↑7

I love her BECAUSE she does.

@crysdee461

THIS

@haustreviance

6y↑4

Benjamin Norton who says its food...?

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@AndresLatinFolkParade

15w↑3

I DONT HAVE WORDS THIS IS A MASTERPIERCE

@kimmieclay1

5y↑259

@Oystersgetclamydia

2y↑6

Thank you for this. Much appreciated.

@claudiaacaso2340

2y↑4

thank you so much ❤

@juliasharp2857

51w

Thank you 🥰

@mitomusic8620

9y↑75

Fiona is one of those few artists that gets more and more interesting with time.

@aimeeandhersin5784

5y↑1

Yes, right alongside tool & pink floyd, & dare I say Garbage? That's who she should do a song with

@commedesfuckdown1348

10y↑158

She's beautiful, on the inside and on the outside. I wish she could see it.

@Xavonovax

7y↑16

then she'd be kanye

@lucymiller925

1y↑64

I was recently introduced to her and I immediately fell in love. She is some of the only music I feel comfortable signing and I sing in the same pitch as her. I love her music and she has a wonderful voice and such a way with words. Thank you Fiona.

@SoundsVinyl

1y↑3

Lucky you. Lots of great albums from fiona. She's a true poet. Beautiful musician.

@basementbastard2314

2y↑14

Very impressed with the vocal creativity on this song. The dynamic and tone range combined with the less than orthodox chorus.

@wetreadmillslikeokgo

5y↑55

I have never commented on a youtube video. Yet. It's 3 am and all I want is to drive a stake through my skull. A thin skewer that would slide through me like a shish-kabob. Listening to Fiona doesn't take away this urge, but it provides me some tiny feeling of solace. I am not alone on this rock. It's true, I'll never sing like FIona. My roommates are probably perturbed by my tinny warbling, alone and drunk and full of feeling. Mental health is different for everyone. Yet Fiona has so succinctly described my colliding and opposing feelings of anxiety and depression in one beautiful desolate song. Goddamn I'm drunk and there is no way this is coherent, but I love you Fiona, and at least for tonight, your words and voice have made existence worth it.

@sierraloucks1154

3y↑2

How was the day after?

@ants_in_my_eyes_johnson6844

3y↑4

For someone who has never left a comment you are strikingly adept at it. You formulate your words into description that conveys your point and your plight in a manner that is complimentary to your imagination and ability to paint ideas and shadow thoughts in a way few are able to with words they are given. I guess I am sayin I think ya write words real real nice and stuff.

@treutelbkvbonitahwx3388

4y↑16

I love Fiona Apple. She never compromised her artistic integrity.
She is a great lyricist. I feel her emotion in the way she expresses herself in all ways

@kelb6073

14w↑2

The writing is phenomenal.

@TeinaWihongi

2y↑12

This has immediately become my favourite music video of all time. This is mind-blowingly captivating and genius.

@360PoundCannon

10y↑63

the more i listen to this song the more i like it for some reason

@cinemalogia5781

10y↑1

me too

@chinjewel1

5y↑2

5 years ago I left a sarcastic comment here (sigh), now I can’t stop listening

@mcdaniels6188

2y↑8

An artist of the highest order. This video is an example of someone who must exhibit every facet of their vision, as they see it. If you are so fortunate to appreciate all the detail, then consider yourself fortunate indeed. I love you Fiona.

@Samu93c

4y↑14

I love this woman, her music, her art. Fiona Apple is one of the most brilliant songwriters out there.

@mu243

4y↑62

Every single person has experienced this: Being unable to sleep because your brain won't shut up. Your stomach feels full of moths, you feel cold even though you have a thick blanket.

@ComradeCrusty

10y↑100

A true artist in this decaying world. Keep dodging the devil.

@archielund4535

hey man

@ComradeCrusty

@@archielund4535 hey man

@EndlessRickaSha

10y↑64

I'm addicted to this song

@Anlimema

10y↑1

5. Hello! I’m Angie and I know is a lot to ask but could please check out my cover on my channel? My dream is to become a singer please help me to come true my dream, I’ll be Grateful

@hammy606

10y↑5

*****
I went and listened, you are terrible and have zero chance of a successful singing career beyond cruise ships and cabaret, I think its cruel people are telling you that you have talent as they are giving you a false sense of reality.
Find a more realistic goal

@mperkis

10y↑1

***** Discrepo totalmente con +hammy606 si bien aun no tiene un nivel bueno, creo que tienes que educar tu talento, y tendrás la base para poder luchar por tu sueño, solo sigue, ese tipo de comentarios los encontrarás siempre a lo largo de tu vida.

@sneakaholic011

27w↑2

as someone who grew up on hip hop and electronic music, i'd never heard the term "singer songwriter" until someone introduced me to fiona apple. the idler wheel changed my life.

@MadiRoss91

4y↑15

Dear Fiona, your music is like a mother to me. Thank you for sharing your miraculous talent that helps so many pained, lonely, anxious, depressed souls like myself carry on 🖤

@Novasky2007

3y↑6

I always said this gal gets it, she really gets life.

@MaestroMephisto

8y↑13

She'll always be gorgeous in my eyes! Love this woman since she debuted

@sorenolsen1165

god bless you man. I hope you can live righteously for Jesus Christ

@skylar32

8y↑3

Fuck that shit
Hail leviathan

@videogamessports7778

8y↑1

+Rodolfo Morales proof that Jesus is real and a god ?

@error.418

5y↑1

@@sorenolsen1165 Please don't push your mythology on others.

@fix-me-in-45

2y↑22

Wow almost ten years old! I remember my mom buying the album and us listening to it together for the very first time, really brings me back :) forever a masterpiece of an album!

@regretto

2y↑16

I like how minimalistic this one is. Incredible song. Reminds me of certain jams by velvet underground. Fiona is a nice discovery.

@LaughterIsEvrything

7y↑8

"Gonna renounce the mill a little while" I love how much imagery she uses in her lyrics. The metaphors, similes, analogies. Simply brilliant. I find myself remembering lyrics such as this one all the time.

@noradosmith

8y↑218

my BRAAAIAIAIAIAIAIAIAIAn

@folasko5120

7y↑1

John Doe Brian?

@whammett

Same

@ryoua4909

6y↑2

I thought you said: MY BRRRRRRAAAAAA!!!!!!!

@Nino-sx7qo

3y↑3

I'm on a Fiona apple song marathon.

She's an amazing musician and so ahead of her time. She knows how to choose the right words to really make you understand and feel the song.

@mooseburger88

4y↑13

HER BEST VIDEO HANDS DOWN

@mjscarousal

8y↑22

She is such a great artist and songwriter.

@2112mary-U2

9y↑8

I love Fiona's music. Every album, every song is perfection.

@nuuuabo

2y↑6

one of the best songs ever

@moniquebaybie

5y↑10

✨No One Escapes Their Sacred Duty✨ Fiona has ALWAYS been perfection for the story of my young adult life...nice to see she continues to touch the corners of my soul & my own version of a Handmaid's Tale playing all around so I thank her as well as everything

@07zx14White

9y↑17

Outstanding!! I absolutely love this song. I can't and don't understand all of the negativity some of you have for her whatever the reason. She's extremely musically talented, very intelligent, passionate, sensitive, poetic, physically gorgeous, and simply makes music that touches her soul. She doesn't make music to suit trends or others agendas. She does what she wants and it comes from the heart. Isn't that what a true and wonderful musician really is? I think that all combines to make her one of the most beautiful musicians of our time. There's no reason to promote your negative energies upon anyone. Negativity never creates positivity, it will only multiply the negativity. Thank you Fiona for staying real and true to yourself.

@ryant67

10y↑13

I really can't get enough of this song, and the utter strangeness of the music video just takes it to a whole different level of enamourment. Bravo Fiona!

@otaviooliveira9454

5y↑5

Every single thing about this is perfect.

@grichill8876

2y↑8

the most beautiful woman on planet earth

@ThaiseMarciao

4y↑29

Just people who truly suffered and really understand what is like to feel pain consuming your soul are going to feel every single word of this song...and maybe even cry along...thank you, Fiona. It really helped me to survive my darkest days.

@sarahsmith4941

9y↑16

I can't stop pressing repeat. This is so good. I loved Tidal in my angsty teenage years, but didn't really dive too much further into her catalog. I have SUCH a deeper appreciation for her lyrical abilities now... she is so beautiful <3

@kennethostrer735

5y↑14

She's been ahead of her time living on her own island since her first record. There really is nobody like her

@jutjubow

2y↑2

It is so unique and magical. I love the contrasts in her voice when she sings 'I just wanna ...' following each other first strongly and then with a palpable fragility in her voice.

@mustafakuloglu771

10y↑60

This video is a masterpiece just as the song.

@gentilejoshsaved1646

7y↑31

1 of the most talented.

@ethan2671

3y↑2

"What I am is what I am, cuz I does what I does" has become one of my favourite lines ever

@SteveSmith-kf9on

1y↑9

Always been into music. I’m so disappointed I didn’t discover the lovely, fantastic Fiona sooner 🥰

@tatum1249

25w↑5

nobody understands me the way this woman does. she’s too fucking real it hurts

@trevorwilliams3501

4y↑3

Wonderful song. Love the lyrics. "....I'm not what I ought to be? And what I try not to be has got to be somebody else's fault. I can't get caught." are the best lines this morning but it's all brilliant.

@regretto

2y↑2

that's when the pain comes in
like a second skeleton

this is such an incredible moment. what a vocalist, what a poet!

@Mugbeezy

22w↑2

This is one of the greatest songs ever made. This shit is timeless this is incredible

@bpd-foot-lettuce94

4y↑32

This song really speaks to my BPD brain. I can’t believe I’ve waited this long to listen to her music. It’s great!

@daviddishman7491

51w↑4

I never indulge in hallucinogens but this video makes me feel that I just have. Fiona knows how to do this at the same time as making brilliant music. What a talent she has!!

@elaineb8219

6y↑137

Not that anyone asked, but here's my interpretation of the video (not just the song but the visuals of the music video itself):

The first thing i notice is that there are golden threads every where. At one point they are connected to her limbs like a marionette, controlling her. But I think the meaning has to do with the motif of the bull and the ancient Greek myth about Ariadne's thread. In the story, the thread helps Theseus to escape from the labyrinth (maze) and the Minotaur within (creature with the head of a bull and the body of a man). In the video she is seen in bed with a man who has the head of a bull. The threads through out the video allude to her thoughts and emotions being a maze from which she can't escape. By the end of the video, she has excepted this as she warms up to the Minotaur in bed.
The Snails and turtles obviously correlate directly to the lyrics of the song in which she talks about the shell and her fragility. ("My breast's gonna bust open, The rib is the shell, And a heart is the yolk, And I just made a meal for us both to choke on") The Giant Octopus terrorizing the beautiful city of Paris at night, is her uncontrollable thoughts terrorizing her brain at night.
At one point she is playing with a hula dancing doll, and the video cuts to her dressed as the hula dancer which again represents being handled or controlled by her thoughts like a puppet, instead of visa versa.
Her thoughts are continually portrayed by water, often showing her swimming through them (upside down to add to the alienation). At 2:30 she is wearing perfect, white gloves and looking into the aquarium as the golden thread taunts her with the idea of escape.

@hw343434

4y↑9

Wow GREAT interpretation of this epic video! Thanks for Sharing

@sallyjrwjrw6766

3y↑3

Thank you for your interpretation! I wasn't able to decipher any of it.

@SandraBerariu

3y↑2

Perfect

@ikeepscreamingbutgodwontan3132

3y↑4

Bro how'd you get all of these??? You really are a genius

@julian9471

I also feel the theme of trauma is transformed in the Minotaur motif. The skeleton on the floor she struggles against is a literal hint to her trauma as well as the lyrics, and she accepts monstrous or strange things in her life because she has seen all the range of living creatures and accepts the ones she can relate to

@Missjunebugfreak

4y↑2

Fiona has one of my favorite voices of all time. Such a wonderfully emotive singer.

@WixLax

9y↑32

Did anyone know that panic at the disco was gonna sample this song for miss Jackson it was actually called bad apple then and they had some of her vocals in it and the lyrics were even different. But she wasn't having it and didn't let them do it

@ksimpkins27

8y↑6

+Wix Lax yeah I heard the original version.... so much better now, honestly, glad with the outcome of miss Jackson XD love this song though

@NancyNegative0808

8y↑4

I am so happy she said no. That would of not been a Fiona track. she usually doesn't collaborate with poppy bands. no hate on panic but I couldn't imagine their styles together.

@error.418

@@jordysura You'll grow out of it.

@WETRIX_

4y↑3

that chorus gives me life

@Marriedrebels

33w↑2

This is my everything. Period.

@gayanedallakyan6476

5y↑1

that song is like wine. it only gets better in time.
I love Fiona Apple. She never compromised her artistic integrity.

@inessalamanca6249

4y↑13

This album makes my depression worse, but I love it so much... I can’t stop listening❤️

@roses1419

3y↑22

Poor thing. I think she was really struggling at the time. Fiona is so artistic and involved yet paranoid and Evolved.

@meteetemridiwong997

5y↑2

She is a great lyricist. I feel her emotion in the way she expresses herself in all ways
that song is like wine. it only gets better in time.
This is one of my favorite music videos of all time, it's so artistic and beautiful.

@kennethostrer735

4y↑2

She's never compromised and wow. She's something to behold

@BobRenoir

10y↑5

Happy birthday, Fiona! Love from Serbia!

@YouKilledFritz

4y↑3

This song is everything to me. Suffering from bpd, fighting to recover, to heal and understand myself and learn how to love. 😭 Fiona with the words for my aching heart

@anagutierrez5790

36w↑1

I love her so much she make me wanna cry from her rawness and relatable-ness

@lucyromeo9661

10y↑90

It blows my mind that the majority of the people commenting on this are focusing on her appearance.
Anyway, I think Fiona Apple is one of the most brilliant song writers out there. She is incredibly passionate and poetic. Her music has helped me get through some shit and I've been listening to her for years.

To the people focusing on her flaws: get over yourselves. EVERYONE has flaws. No one is perfect. People battle with shit in their lives. Imagine what Fiona goes through on a daily basis. People always making negative remarks about her physique. No one should have to deal with that.

Just keep your negative comments away. Nothing good comes from it. Treat others the way you want to be treated.

@iAINTpromiscuous

9y↑1

Dude you guys the second marked spot on the French globe is SAN ONOFRE (nuclear boobies power plant) just as she sings about her breasts breaking open. That added to the occult symbolism (bull horns, octopus, beast out of the sea, intersecting points on the earth) with the knowledge that Fiona's name is not APPLE (eve bit the forbidden APPLE) and actually from a long line of vaudeville performers and its enough to make me want to rebuke all my false idols.

@Chic88go

5y↑5

Masterpiece. My favorite genius.

@talewski1835

4y↑3

The chorus of this song is perfect.

@kiki.s1150

3y↑6

thank you ... so much ... this is just so pure emotional expression and it helped me understand so much and cope with all the things that happened and still do ... so thank you fiona ... really

@anagoodman5258

3y↑8

fiona apple actually did all her own walking for this video

@JDfromTBC

4y↑54

Here again after her announcing that LP5 is complete! :)

@brittanaisendgame

4y↑4

Omg really? Maybe 2020 can be saved

@paigecochran6071

Holy shit!

@PhotogenicCat

it out

@canadey97

4y↑1

Juster Gallego it’s even better than any of us could have ever imagined. Ugh what a legend

@JDfromTBC

4y↑1

@@joshuagranat4877 I AM!!! FETCH THE BOLT CUTTERS! I'VE BEEN IN HERE TOO LONG!!! Ugh such a perfect album! <3

@Julian-pr9nk

2y↑3

awh the way she smiles at 3:23 :')

@TheCandiceloren

5y↑1

I love Fiona Apple. She never compromised her artistic integrity.
my BRAAAIAIAIAIAIAIAIAIAn

@st_lu

8y↑14

i haven't heard anything more real in my life

@somebodyto2

5y↑4

the handmaid's tale brought me here, wonderful song!

@miocore9962

3y↑1

Ducking BRAVO, BRAVO, BRAVO!!! Singing what all of us are going through with these Soundwaves... THANK YOU

@borednerd2100

3y↑5

As someone with depression and anxiety disorders, I am yet to find a song that better describes them. The left of center oddly specific metaphors she uses are insanely accurate, "like a second skeleton trying to fit beneath the skin" couldn't be more true..

@thedescendents5299

5y↑3

One of the most talented artists of my time!!!! I love Fiona!!!

@DarkHarvest666

7y↑8

When you love life so much it frightens you....
That's what I always got that feeling from this, because I can relate to it in that way.
I love ambiguity. I think it's so underrated.

@izzyboone9400ydvb

3y↑3

So good! So dazzling , such rhythm and the Voice of a angle! Blessed to able to experience it! Wow

@emomu

3y↑2

her eyes are so beautiful 😍

@mini_mozzer

3y↑4

when i was 7 this came out, and i remember my parents watching it for the first time with me in the room. i was so confused from all of the flashing lights and all of the darkness, the weird music was one i'd never heard before. but now, i can truly appreciate the beauty of this song.

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