This song is absolutely brillant. It's pure prose poetry that transports you to a vastness of dormant feelings. It brings sincerity, devotion and agony in a self-reflective way. Amazing.
My view of this song is that it is a commentary on "the problem of evil". The classic argument against the existance of an all power and all loving good. The tornado is a stand in for god.
My love, I am the speed of sound I left them motherless, fatherless Their souls they hang inside-out from their mouths But it's never enough I want you Carved your name across three counties Ground it in with bloody hides Their broken necks will line the ditch 'Til you stop it, stop it Stop this madness I want you I have waited with a glacier's patience Smashed every transformer with every trailer 'Til nothing was standing 65 miles wide Still you are nowhere Still you are nowhere Nowhere in sight Come out to meet me Run out to meet me Come in to the light Climb the boxcars to the engine through the smoke into the sky Your rails have always outrun mine So I pick them up and crash them down In a moment close to now 'Cause I miss, I miss, I miss, I miss, I miss I miss how you'd sigh yourself to sleep When I'd rake the springtime across your sheets My love, I am the speed of sound I left them motherless, fatherless Their souls they hang inside-out from their mouths But it's never enough My love I'm an owl on the sill in the evening But morning finds you Still warm and breathing This tornado loves you, this tornado loves you This tornado loves you, this tornado loves you This tornado loves you What will make you believe me? This tornado loves you, this tornado loves you This tornado loves you, this tornado loves you This tornado loves you What will make you believe me?
This tornado is just like all tornadoes: It stalks & bullies trailer parks. I for one am sick of it. Then later it says it loves me. I don't think I believe the tornado when it says that. If it loves me it would not pick up my trailer and bust it over a tree, then fling it on to the highway bridge.
Jesus, I absolutely love Nico's music. But I don't understand why anyone should have to justify why they don't like either the song or the video(or lack of) or any of many other reasons they may have hit the thumb down. Why do you think it's a lack of courage that they don't explain why? I'd suggest you focus on the number of "likes" and not the "dislikes". Your comment gives evidence that you're an angry fella. Are you an angry fella, Jesus?
@@VelvetyMoon Alan said he loves Neko's music, so that doesn't sound like it fits. He just disagrees with the main comment. And while I upvoted the main comment (and now I'm not sure *why,)* I can see his point. It's not "cowardice" to not explain, there can be enough reason why a person wouldn't explain. Time is one.
so glad neko case invented songwriting!
She did, cant believe that songwriting didnt exist before she released blacklisted in 2002
@@josierosie21 YES EXACTLYYY !!!!
I remember dissecting the lyrics back when I was in a High School English class.
Mr. Smith, thank you.
13 years after I first heard this song, here I am... it only becomes more true and more powerful
Yeah, a good song to recollect all the missing parts.❤
Neko's lyrical perspective is certainly unique - a tornado in love with someone - just, wow. Something I can relate to from both sides of the lyrics.
She said she got the idea from a dream she had of a tornado that asked her to read a book to it since it couldn't hold the book.
See also Kris Delmhorst's "Hurricane"... also beautiful...
Ethereal voice, storyteller, killer musicians, like nothing else.
I think this song is just the most perfect song ever written. The rhythm is just like they say a tornado sounds, and the lyrics are so vivid.
This song is absolutely brillant. It's pure prose poetry that transports you to a vastness of dormant feelings. It brings sincerity, devotion and agony in a self-reflective way. Amazing.
This song is like eternal to me...i have a hard time remembering who i was before it, it seems like it's always been around for me.
My view of this song is that it is a commentary on "the problem of evil". The classic argument against the existance of an all power and all loving good.
The tornado is a stand in for god.
An indefinite favourite Neko Case track from Middle Cyclone. Perfect mix & message ! They are so great her band LIVE🤘😃👍
Neko is my hero, I always feel her songs, her words. I can't expres my inner feelings, so I'm thankfull for her :-)
I think this is her best album.
Hello how are you doing…?
still makes me cry how weak/strong I am! Neko Case is my favorite lil magician
My love, I am the speed of sound
I left them motherless, fatherless
Their souls they hang inside-out from their mouths
But it's never enough
I want you
Carved your name across three counties
Ground it in with bloody hides
Their broken necks will line the ditch
'Til you stop it, stop it
Stop this madness
I want you
I have waited with a glacier's patience
Smashed every transformer with every trailer
'Til nothing was standing
65 miles wide
Still you are nowhere
Still you are nowhere
Nowhere in sight
Come out to meet me
Run out to meet me
Come in to the light
Climb the boxcars to the engine through the smoke into the sky
Your rails have always outrun mine
So I pick them up and crash them down
In a moment close to now
'Cause I miss, I miss, I miss, I miss, I miss
I miss how you'd sigh yourself to sleep
When I'd rake the springtime across your sheets
My love, I am the speed of sound
I left them motherless, fatherless
Their souls they hang inside-out from their mouths
But it's never enough
My love
I'm an owl on the sill in the evening
But morning finds you
Still warm and breathing
This tornado loves you, this tornado loves you
This tornado loves you, this tornado loves you
This tornado loves you
What will make you believe me?
This tornado loves you, this tornado loves you
This tornado loves you, this tornado loves you
This tornado loves you
What will make you believe me?
Muy bueno
1967 Mercury Cougar... sweet!
Carved your name across three countys
Christy Hopkins
this is a pretty song and Also that I hope I see your band!
+ChristyHopkins
well that is next year 2016 of us known as us N'Saturn! and other singing groups!
Beautiful!
Man … this song is great. ❤️
Beautiful!!!
Her vocals are somewhat reminiscent of Kirsty MacColl.
I miss Kirsty. Rip angel.
This tornado is just like all tornadoes: It stalks & bullies trailer parks. I for one am sick of it. Then later it says it loves me. I don't think I believe the tornado when it says that. If it loves me it would not pick up my trailer and bust it over a tree, then fling it on to the highway bridge.
but that is *exactly* what love does to people ...
Tornado Linda
Cyclone Mia
Thought me well the need
to heal myself
I don't need to cavort
with narcissists anymore.
Bates motel showed me this band and I’m glad
Second best album
my love i am the speed of sound. i leave the motherless, fatherless…
Thanks Bryan Lee O'Malley
I thought of this song near the end of "Something Wicked This Way Comes."
beautiful
My love
I want you
vim pelo Bunker do dio
So Cute
To my sweet babies with a hurricane on the way
We can take it and laugh at it!!+
Wowie ka-fucking-zowie this is a homerun
🎶😌🎶❣️👍
💜🤠💜
Five downvotes, really? I wish they would have the courage to explain themselves
Jesus, I absolutely love Nico's music. But I don't understand why anyone should have to justify why they don't like either the song or the video(or lack of) or any of many other reasons they may have hit the thumb down. Why do you think it's a lack of courage that they don't explain why? I'd suggest you focus on the number of "likes" and not the "dislikes". Your comment gives evidence that you're an angry fella. Are you an angry fella, Jesus?
Let me guess... you were one of the 5.
@@alanstenglein6999 it's just that they're objectively incorrect. idk what else you want.
@@VelvetyMoon Alan said he loves Neko's music, so that doesn't sound like it fits. He just disagrees with the main comment. And while I upvoted the main comment (and now I'm not sure *why,)* I can see his point. It's not "cowardice" to not explain, there can be enough reason why a person wouldn't explain. Time is one.
My ❤️❤️......
Muy bueno