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Nameless, Faceless

Courtney Barnett
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Courtney Barnett

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(2018)
Album: Tell Me How You Really Feel



The chorus paraphrases a Margaret Atwood quote which reads: “Men are afraid that women will laugh at them; women are afraid that men will kill them.”

In an interview with Pitchfork, Barnett said regarding the quote:

I actually lifted it from an article, not knowing it was her quote. I didn’t know who she was until I saw “The Handmaid’s Tale,” and I didn’t make the connection until I was getting the album credits together. But I’d seen it a couple times in things I was reading, and I remember being like, “That is the strongest point.” Because it’s so dumbed-down, it’s kind of funny—the way it flips is funny—even though it’s not a funny thing at all.


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Il ritornello riprende una celebre frase di Margaret Atwood:

«Gli uomini hanno paura che le donne si prendano gioco di loro. Le donne hanno paura che gli uomini le uccidano.»
Don't you have anything better to do?
I wish that someone could hug you
Must be lonely
Being angry
Feeling over-looked
You sit alone at home in the darkness
With all the pent-up rage that you harness
I'm real sorry
'Bout whatever happened to you

I wanna walk through the park in the dark
Men are scared that women will laugh at them
I wanna walk through the park in the dark
Women are scared that men will kill them

I hold my keys
Between my fingers

He said, "I could eat a bowl of alphabet soup
And spit out better words than you"
But you didn't
Man, you're kidding yourself if you think
The world revolves around you
You know you got lots to give
And so many options
I'm real sorry
'Bout whatever happened to you

I wanna walk through the park in the dark
Men are scared that women will laugh at them
I wanna walk through the park in the dark
Women are scared that men will kill them

I hold my keys
Between my fingers

I wanna walk through the park in the dark
Men are scared that women will laugh at them
I wanna walk through the park in the dark
Women are scared that men will kill them

I hold my keys
Between my fingers

Go on, tell me
You're just kidding
He said, she said
Nameless, faceless

2025/8/4 - 22:54




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