Liz Phair
Liz Phair
Liz Phair
Liz Phair
Liz Phair
Liz Phair
Liz Phair
Liz Phair
Liz Phair
Liz Phair
Liz Phair
Liz Phair
Liz Phair
Liz Phair
Liz Phair
Liz Phair
Liz Phair
Liz Phair
Liz Phair
Liz Phair
Liz Phair
Liz Phair
Liz said about the song in a 2018 Rolling Stone article,
“I think a lot of people get something different out of that song, but it’s the only piano song that I’m playing. It’s about the loss of innocence and facing the pressures of being a young woman in the world and what men want from you while y...
[Verse 1]
I learn my name
I write with a number two pencil
I work up to my potential
I earn my name
[Verse 2]
I come when called
I jump when you circle the cherry
I sing like a good canary
I come when called
I come, that's all
[Chorus]
Send it up on fire
Deaf before dumb
Send it up on fire
Deaf before dumb
[Verse 3]
I clean the house
I put all your books in an order
I make up a colorful border
I clean my mouth
'Cause froth comes out
[Chorus]
Send it up on fire
Deaf before dumb
Send it up on fire
Deaf before dumb
Canary was written by Liz Phair.
“I think a lot of people get something different out of that song, but it’s the only piano song that I’m playing. It’s about the loss of innocence and facing the pressures of being a young woman in the world and what men want from you while you’re still kind of on the cusp of your childhood. There’s...