Priscilla Ahn (born Priscilla Natalie Hartranft in Fort Stewart, Georgia, U… Read Full Bio ↴Priscilla Ahn (born Priscilla Natalie Hartranft in Fort Stewart, Georgia, USA in 1984) is an American singer-songwriter. To date, her albums include A Good Day (2008), When You Grow Up (2011), and This Is Where We Are (2014).

Now Los Angeles-based, Ahn joined the Fall 2008 Hotel Café Tour, and subsequently toured with Meiko, Erin McCarley, Laura Jansen, and Ingrid Michaelson. In live performance she plays acoustic guitar, harmonica, and kazoo. Although atypical instruments, her talented use of the harmonica and kazoo add a beautiful quality to her songs She – like many other performers – will occasionally use a loop pedal to record and play background vocals in real time. Even being the only artist on stage, Ahn is able to bring a richly layered and complex sound to her shows.

Before the Hotel Café Tour Ahn toured with artist such as Joshua Radin, Meiko, and Cary Brothers. Her music has also been featured on The Tonight Show, Grey’s Anatomy, Knight Rider, Men in Trees, The Late Late Show, and the movie Disturbia.

Influences - Ani DiFranco, Pink Floyd, Jack Kerouac, Neil Young, Syd Barrett, Jeff Buckley, the color yellow, Radiohead, Nick Drake, Sufjan Stevens, Andrew Bird, Ayrton Senna, Pinback, The Kinks, Sparklehorse, Juana Molina, love lost-love found.

Singer-songwriter Priscilla Ahn embarked upon a career the old-fashioned way: she packed her belongings in a car—“two guitars, clothes, and some other junk I really didn't need to bring”—and left her Pennsylvania home for L.A. That she found steady gigs, a supportive circle of fellow artists and a record deal in a relatively short period of time—give or take several months of bad waitressing jobs—will come as no surprise after a single listen to “Dream,” the lilting opening track of A Good Day, her full-length debut on Blue Note Records. Ahn artfully balances youthful whimsy and grown-up sophistication, playing guitar and singing in a warm, welcoming, and stunningly self-assured voice.

See current news, music releases and tour information at Ahn's website:
www.priscillaahn.com

Opportunity To Cry
Priscilla Ahn Lyrics

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Just watch the sun rise
On the other side of town
Once more I've waited
And once more you've let me down

This would be a perfect time for me to die
So I'd like to take this opportunity to cry

You gave your word
Now I return it to you
With this suggestion
As to what you can do

Just exchange my words "I love you" for "goodbye"
While I take this opportunity to cry

I'd like to see you fine I'm afraid
I don't know wrong from right
And if I saw you would I kiss you or want to kill you?

Oh god

It's been a long night
So I think I'll go home
And feed my nightmares
They been waiting all night long

They'll be the last ones to tell me "goodbye"
And they'll give me many, many opportunities to cry

Overall Meaning

The song Opportunity To Cry by Priscilla Ahn speaks of the heartbreak and pain that the singer has experienced due to the actions of her lover. The song opens with a description of watching the sunrise from a distance, signifying the passage of time and waiting for her lover to fulfill their promises which once again were not kept. The singer expresses her despair and suggests that this would be a perfect time for her to die, as she takes the opportunity to cry.

She then proceeds to return the word given by her lover and suggests exchanging “I love you” for “goodbye” while she takes the chance to cry. The lyrics suggest that the singer is confused and does not know the right way forward when it comes to her relationship with her lover. She fears seeing her lover because she is unsure whether she would want to kiss or hurt him. Finally, the song ends with the singer deciding to go home and feed her nightmares that have been waiting for her all night long. These nightmares are the only ones that seem to understand her pain, and they would provide her with many opportunities to cry.

In summary, Priscilla Ahn's Opportunity To Cry is a melancholic and poignant expression of pain and heartbreak resulting from a relationship gone wrong. The lyrics paint a vivid picture of a love that once was, a shattered heart, and a woman seeking solace from her personal demons.

Line by Line Meaning

Just watch the sun rise
Observing the sunrise

On the other side of town
Viewing the sunrise from afar

Once more I've waited
Waiting in vain

And once more you've let me down
Being disappointed again

This would be a perfect time for me to die
Feeling hopeless and helpless

So I'd like to take this opportunity to cry
Seeking comfort in crying

You gave your word
Making a promise

Now I return it to you
Returning the promise to the other person

With this suggestion
Offering a suggestion

As to what you can do
Providing a solution

Just exchange my words "I love you" for "goodbye"
Replacing "I love you" with "goodbye"