Once my lover, now my friend What a cruel thing to pretend What a cunning way to condescend Once my lover and now my friend Oh, you creep up like the clouds And you set my soul at ease Then you let your love abound And you bring me to my knees Oh, it's evil, babe The way you let your grace enrapture me When well you know I'd be insane To ever let that dirty game recapture me You made me a shadowboxer, baby I wanna be ready for what you do And I've been swinging 'round me 'Cause I don't know when you're gonna make your move Oh, your gaze is dangerous And you fill your space so sweet If I let you get too close You'll set your spell on me So darlin' I just wanna say Just in case I don't come through I was on to every play I just wanted you Oh-oh, it's so evil, my love The way you've no reverence to my concern So I'll be sure to stay wary of you, love To save the pain of once my flame and twice my burn So I'm a shadowboxer, baby I wanna be ready for what you do And I've been swinging around at nothing I don't know when you're going to make your move Yeah, I'm a shadowboxer, baby I wanna be ready for what you do And I've been swinging around me 'Cause I don't know when you're make your move
God, she's such a timeless genius with these lyrics. The feeling of being so afraid and vulnerable with too many encounters regarding love or being committed to the wrong persong or trying... I love her so much. Her mind... It makes me cry so much.
How could one not totally love and respect this true (in a class all her own) artist?!?! I have loved her for quite some time!!!! ;-) Thanx so much 4 this!!!!
She poured so much emotion into this song..I felt bad for her…I just wanted to give her a big hug..great artist..been a fan ever since I first heard this song..🙏
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Once my lover, now my friend
What a cruel thing to pretend
What a cunning way to condescend
Once my lover and now my friend
Oh, you creep up like the clouds
And you set my soul at ease
Then you let your love abound
And you bring me to my knees
Oh, it's evil, babe
The way you let your grace enrapture me
When well you know I'd be insane
To ever let that dirty game recapture me
You made me a shadowboxer, baby
I wanna be ready for what you do
And I've been swinging 'round me
'Cause I don't know when you're gonna make your move
Oh, your gaze is dangerous
And you fill your space so sweet
If I let you get too close
You'll set your spell on me
So darlin' I just wanna say
Just in case I don't come through
I was on to every play
I just wanted you
Oh-oh, it's so evil, my love
The way you've no reverence to my concern
So I'll be sure to stay wary of you, love
To save the pain of once my flame and twice my burn
So I'm a shadowboxer, baby
I wanna be ready for what you do
And I've been swinging around at nothing
I don't know when you're going to make your move
Yeah, I'm a shadowboxer, baby
I wanna be ready for what you do
And I've been swinging around me
'Cause I don't know when you're make your move
20 years old here with stage presence and intensity. Thank you, Fiona .
God, she's such a timeless genius with these lyrics. The feeling of being so afraid and vulnerable with too many encounters regarding love or being committed to the wrong persong or trying... I love her so much. Her mind... It makes me cry so much.
all the women in the comments sympathizing with her cos theyve been there too, all the men saying how beautiful she is ...............
oh my god you just opened my eyes
Damn, how many decades have I listened to this at time like I’m having now. She understands. She understands… 🙏🏼
I was just saying this to my friend, the other day! 💯💜
Fiona. Gal was a musical genius straight out of the box.
ugh, I feel your pain, Fiona. she's amazing.
I have always been in awe of her, but oh man, the bass line is just right. It really scratches that itch
Great little husky changes from the studio version.
That piano intro gets me every time!
She shows sooo much emotion through this song😍💝💖
I was just barely 19 when Tidal dropped.
Late 1995-96 was Dark
I get chills every time I watch this, incredible performance
Fiona is the apple of my eye.
One of the best bands I've ever heard.
Jon Brion at the helm, an absolute legend
How could one not totally love and respect this true (in a class all her own) artist?!?! I have loved her for quite some time!!!! ;-) Thanx so much 4 this!!!!
Fiona is amazing here, of course. And the band is one of the best I've ever heard. Jon Brion had these guys dialed in. Serious groove.
Great music to the ears is like rain to the leaves on branches, it feels so good.
The Soul in her…
She poured so much emotion into this song..I felt bad for her…I just wanted to give her a big hug..great artist..been a fan ever since I first heard this song..🙏
What an amazing live vocal performance, talent & elegance !
I love Fiona 😊
Fiona Apple, I love you! You have an amazing voice & song writing talent, beautiful personality, and mad dance skills. 😊
Feeling those lyrics 😩 same boat. Te amo Fiona.
An amazing song, attracts you to the piano percussion, violin and her beautiful looks....
The way her music just enveloped most of my life ❤ truly a brilliant artist
Je reste Fan de Fiona à tout jamais ❤
Fiona Apple is a favorite of mine . She really does ROCK '' ~ jimi~
Great version of this song
She is so good . How is she so good . She is so good ...
Best understated guitar of all time ; guys a monster : FA impeccable taste..!
The girl has pipes
Truth is a mirror held up to reality.
Brilliantly Beautiful....💖
Ants are constantly in the state of mind we're in when we're waiting for the light to turn green.
Genuis work.
Lovely.
Another brilliant performance
Utter magic
the best
¡Diosa! 2021 y sigue sonando increíble…
what a boss
SHE FCKN ROCKS
What is an intense feeling? This song helps you understand
Extraordinaria ❤️
holy shit. i'm in love!!!!!
Underbar sång❤️
BLUES!
😍😍😍😍
And the keys drums and bass ; Kill me now ...
Que perfecta es esta mujer ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Truly haunting. Spellbinding...........but haunting.
What an outstanding collection you’ve got here! Thank you for curating all of these. ❤️
Fiona you are amazzzing shoulda been a jazz singer
My god
Life owes us nothing.
Phish played a legendary show at the Hampton Coliseum on this night!! 11/22/97
No
New York Girl👧🏼
💕🧡💕
❤️WoW❤️
More xylophone....I need more xylophone!!!
Different. Just different.
Guitar bruh getting it in
No one notices the difference between each grain of sand, so it is the same with different people's lives.
I wish these would be uploaded in non-potato quality as well.
"She" has been alot of shes.
A certain shade of a gree'...
Incubus mentioned 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥
You're My Guide today B4bY
what!?..0:42..😬..
that part REALLY FREAKED ME OUT!.. wth was that!??
She sang a bum note I think?
Grrrrooowwwllll
Play
And Bells wtf !..